Psalms 58:11 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 58:11

Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”

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ASV

So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.

KJV

So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

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Commentary

3 voices

Hippolytus of Rome

Fragments from Commentaries on Various Books of Scripture - On Psalm LVIII. 11 (235)

But since there is a time when the righteous shall rejoice, and sinners shall meet the end foretold for them, we must with all reason fully acknowledge and declare that God is inspector and overseer of all that is done among men, and judges all who dwell upon earth. It is proper further to inquire whether the prophecy in hand, which quite corresponds and fits in with those preceding it, may describe the end.

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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

He is a God (so we read it), not a weak man, not an angel, not a mere name, not (as the atheists suggest) a creature of men's fear and fancy, not a deified hero, not the sun and moon, as idolaters imagined, but a God, a self-existent perfect Being; he it is that judges the earth; his favour therefore let us seek, from whom every man's judgment proceeds, and to him let all judgment be referred.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (1872)

So that a man shall say. Every man however ignorant shall be compelled to say, Verily, in very deed, assuredly, there is a reward for the righteous. If nothing else be true this is. The godly are not after all forsaken and given over to their enemies; the wicked are not to have the best of it, truth and goodness are recompensed in the long run. Verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְיֹאמַ֣ר	ve.yo.Mar	so he may say	H559 →
אָ֭דָם	'A.dom	anyone	H120 →
אַךְ־	'akh-	surely	H389 →
פְּרִ֣י	pe.Ri	fruit	H6529 →
לַצַּדִּ֑יק	la.tza.Dik	[belongs] to the righteous	H6662 →
אַ֥ךְ	'akh	surely	H389 →
יֵשׁ־	yesh-	there	H3426 →
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים	'E.lo.Him	[is] a God	H430 →
שֹׁפְטִ֥ים	sho.fe.Tim	[who] judges	H8199 →
בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	ba.'A.retz	on the earth	H776 →

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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
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!
- Hebrews 6:10
  For God is not unjust. He will not forget your work and the love you have shown for His name as you have ministered to the saints and continue to do so.
- Galatians 6:7–8
  Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
- Ecclesiastes 8:12
  Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and still lives long, yet I also know that it will go well with those who fear God, who are reverent in His presence.
- Ezekiel 18:9–19
  He follows My statutes and faithfully keeps My ordinances. That man is righteous; surely he will live, declares the Lord GOD.
Through
Psalms 33:18
Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
leads to
- 1 Peter 3:12
  For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- Psalms 147:11
  The LORD is pleased with those who fear Him, who hope in His loving devotion.
- Job 36:7
  He does not take His eyes off the righteous, but He enthrones them with kings and exalts them forever.

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