Psalms 140:13 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 140:13

Surely the righteous will praise Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: The upright shall dwell in thy presence.

KJV

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name: the upright shall dwell in thy presence.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Homily 50, on Psalm 139 (420)

The upright shall dwell with your countenance. And what is the countenance of God, if not Christ? 'Who thought it not robbery to be equal with God.'

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

In this, as in other things, David was a type of Christ, that he suffered before he reigned, was humbled before he was exalted, and that as there were many who loved and valued him, and sought to do him honour, so there were many who hated and envied him, and sought to do him mischief, as appears by these verses, where, I.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 7 (1885)

Surely the righteous shall give thanks unto thy name. The former Psalm had its "surely", but this is a more pleasing one. As surely as God will slay the wicked he will save the oppressed, and fill their hearts and mouths with praises. Whoever else may be silent, the righteous will give thanks; and whatever they may suffer, the matter will end ill their living through the trial, and magnifying the Lord for his delivering grace. On earth ere long, and in heaven for ever, the pure in heart shall sing unto the Lord.

Voices on this verse

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַ֣ךְ	'akh	surely	H389 →
צַ֭דִּיקִים	Tza.di.kim	righteous [people]	H6662 →
יוֹד֣וּ	yo.Du	they will give thanks	H3034 →
לִשְׁמֶ֑ךָ	lish.Me.kha	to name your	H8034 →
יֵשְׁב֥וּ	ye.she.Vu	they will dwell	H3427 →
יְ֝שָׁרִ֗ים	ye.sha.Rim	upright [people]	H3477 →
אֶת־	'et-	with	H854 →
פָּנֶֽיךָ׃	pa.Nei.kha	presence your	H6440 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 16:11
You have made known to me the path of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence, with eternal pleasures at Your right hand.
leads to
- Acts 2:28
  You have made known to me the paths of life; You will fill me with joy in Your presence.’
- Jude 1:24
  Now to Him who is able to keep you from stumbling and to present you unblemished in His glorious presence, with great joy—
- Psalms 36:7–8
  How precious is Your loving devotion, O God, that the children of men take refuge in the shadow of Your wings!
- Revelation 7:15–17
  For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
- Ephesians 3:19
  of the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.
Through
1 Thessalonians 4:17
After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord.
leads to
- John 14:3
  And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and welcome you into My presence, so that you also may be where I am.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Corinthians 15:52
  in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
Through
Isaiah 3:10
Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.
leads to
- Psalms 128:1–2
  Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!

About Psalms

Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

About Psalms