Psalms 58:11

9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.

10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

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

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges 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.
WEB
so that men shall say, “Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”
ASV
So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth. Psalm 59 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.
DARBY
And men shall say, Verily there is fruit for the righteous; verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.
BLB
Then man will say, “Surely fruit [is] for the righteous; surely there is a God judging the earth!”
ÅB
Og menneskene skal si: Der er dog frukt for den rettferdige, det er dog en Gud som dømmer på jorden.
[^1]: SLM 57, 1.
[^2]: førenn de ugudeliges onde råd settes i verk, gjør Gud dem til intet.
OTB
Og folk vil erklære: "Sannelig er det en belønning for de rettferdige;
Sannelig er det en Gud som dømmer på jorden!"
B1930
Og menneskene skal si: Der er dog frukt for den rettferdige, det er dog en Gud som dømmer på jorden.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 67:4

    Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah

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  • Isaiah 3:10

    Tell the righteous it will be well with them, for they will enjoy the fruit of their labor.

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  • Psalms 64:9

    Then all mankind will fear and proclaim the work of God; so they will ponder what He has done.

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  • Psalms 33:18

    Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion

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  • Malachi 2:17

    You have wearied the LORD with your words; yet you ask, “How have we wearied Him?” By saying, “All who do evil are good in the sight of the LORD, and in them He delights,” or, “Where is the God of justice?”

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  • Romans 2:5

    But because of your hard and unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath against yourself for the day of wrath, when God’s righteous judgment will be revealed.

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  • Malachi 3:14

    You have said, ‘It is futile to serve God. What have we gained by keeping His requirements and walking mournfully before the LORD of Hosts?

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  • Psalms 98:9

    before the LORD, for He comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity.

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