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Psalms 11:6

Upon the wicked He shall rain, sending down in great abundance, snares, to prevent the escape of the ungodly, fire and brimstone, usually associated with the pains of hell, and an horrible tempest, the word really signifying the fiery, poisonous wind of the desert, the samum, to indicate the terrible form of punishment sent upon the wicked by God; this shall be the portion of their cup, that which was measured out to them to drink, what was included in the punishment which they must suffer.

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  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 11:6. _UPON THE WICKED HE SHALL RAIN_] This is a manifest allusion to the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. _SNARES_] Judgments shall fall upon them _suddenly_ and _unawares_. _FIRE_]...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    UPON THE WICKED - Upon all the wicked. HE SHALL RAIN - He shall pour down as in a furious tempest. SNARES - It seems rather incongruous to speak of raining down “snares, “ - understanding by the word...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 11 __ 1. Faith's resources in the day of trouble (Psalms 11:1) 2. The recompense for the righteous and the wicked (Psalms 11:5) Psal

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    XI. YAHWEH THE SURE REFUGE. Psalms 11:1. The problem stated. The wicked are bold: the righteous cannot meet their attack. They can but flee like a little bird (the habitual meaning of the word transla...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    TEMPEST. blast. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    David's answer, justifying his rejection of his friends" advice. They look to earth alone; he looks up to heaven. They judge by the appearance of the moment; his faith beholds the righteous Governor o...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Literally: Let him rain snares upon the wicked! Fire and brimstone and scorching blast be the portion of their cup! A wish takes the place of the simple statement (_he shall rain_) which might have...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    UPON THE WICKED HE SHALL RAIN SNARES, &C.— _He shall rain hot burning coals upon the wicked; fire and brimstone and black tempest._ See Lowth's Prelections, p. 80. Others read the verse thus, _Upon th...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 11 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Faith's Brave Answer to the Counsels of Fear. ANALYSIS Stanza, Psalms 11:1-3, Counsels of Despair, with an Expression of Surprise Refused. Antistanza, Psalms 11:4-6,Conf...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _UPON THE WICKED HE SHALL RAIN SNARES, FIRE AND BRIMSTONE, AND AN HORRIBLE TEMPEST: THIS SHALL BE THE PORTION OF THEIR CUP._ Upon the wicked he shall rain snares - a just retribution in kind upon the...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    11:6 be (b-15) Or 'snares. fire and brimstone and a scorching wind shall be.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SNARES] Another reading is 'burning coals,' which fits the context better. FIRE AND BRIMSTONE] as in the destruction of Sodom: Genesis 19:24. AN HORRIBLE TEMPEST] RV 'burning wind,' like the simoom of...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    of the Messianic hope in Psalms 2, 20, 28,, 40. The following Pss. are either quoted from or distinctly referred to in NT.: 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 14, 16, 18, 22, 24, 32, 34, 40, 41. In several instances the...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    RAIN SNARES. — Or _nooses._ (Comp. 1 Corinthians 7:35.) This is certainly an extraordinary figure, and various emendations have been suggested. Ewald’s “coals of fire” (_pecham_ for _pachîm_) is the b...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    יַמְטֵ֥ר עַל ־רְשָׁעִ֗ים פַּ֫חִ֥ים אֵ֣שׁ וְ֭...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 11:1 The correctness of the superscription is, in the present case, defended by Ewald and Hitzig. Delitzsch refers the psalm to the eve of Absalom's conspiracy, while other supporters of the Da...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    GOD OUR REFUGE AND DEFENSE Psalms 11:1; Psalms 12:1 The first of these is a debate between fear and faith, and dates from Saul's persecutions. Timid friends, anxious for David's safety, urged him to...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This psalm is the answer of faith to the advice of fear. Both are alike conscious of immediate peril. Fear sees only the things that are near. Faith takes in the larger distances. If the things fear s...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, (e) fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: [this shall be] the (f) portion of their cup. (e) As in the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah. (f) Which they w...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Arise, and redeem lost man; (Theodoret) or, protect my servants (Calmet) from such insolent oppressors. (Haydock) --- Regard. This may be put in the mouth of the afflicted. (Calmet) --- "I will place...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Very awful must be the termination of a life of sin, to whatever age protracted, or however lengthened. Tell ye the righteous it shall be well with him. Woe unto the wicked! it shalt be ill with him....

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    6._He will rain upon the ungodly. _David now, in the last place, lays it down as a certain truth, that although God, for a time, may be still and delay his judgments, yet the hour of vengeance will as...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    What the righteous remnant are to do when the power of evil is thus dominant in Emmanuel's land, Psalms 11 treats of. Psalms 11-15, as I have already remarked, give the thoughts and feelings of the re...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    UPON THE WICKED,.... The wicked one, the man of sin, antichrist, and upon all that worship the beast and his image, on all persecutors, and upon all wicked men in general: HE SHALL RAIN SNARES, FIRE,...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    _Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: [this shall be] the portion of their cup._ Ver. 6. _Upon the wicked he shall rain snares_] His soul hateth them; an...

  • Jonathan Edwards' Notes On The Scriptures

    Psa. 11:6. "Snares." _i.e., _ This destruction shall come suddenly and unexpectedly upon them, while they are saying peace and safety, while they are eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marria...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Upon the wicked he shall rain snares_, &c. The wicked may think themselves very secure, because they are so politic, crafty, and strong; but how can they defend themselves against God, who hath innum...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    AN HORRIBLE TEMPEST: Or, a burning tempest...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    HE SHALL RAIN; which notes their original to be extraordinary, and from God's hand; and withal, that they should come plentifully, swiftly, and suddenly, violently and unavoidably, as rain commonly do...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 11:6 wicked H7563 rain H4305 (H8686) coals H6341 Fire H784 brimstone H1614 burning H2152 wind H7307 portion...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    YHWH tries the righteous, But the unrighteous and him who loves violence his soul hates. On the unrighteous he will rain snares, Fire and brimstone and burning wind will be the portion of their cup...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The doom of the wicked. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: If we get the vision of God on His throne, governing all creatures, rendering to all according to their works, we shall then see...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Psalms 11:1. _Flee as a bird to your mountain,_ the hill country of Judea. When hiding from Saul, and when the wicked bent their bow against him, it was prudent to shun the snares. Psalms 11:3. _If th...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Upon the wicked He shall rain snares._ DIVINE RECTITUDE IN PUNISHING SIN I. Hell is now annihilation. Many would wish it were. God’s plans and purposes are not to be affected by what men wish. II....

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _In the Lord put I my trust._ JEHOVAH THE PROTECTOR AND AVENGER OF THE PERSECUTED SAINT The Psalmist, beset by malicious foes, is warned by some of his adherents to seek refuge in flight. The Psalm i...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 11:1. This psalm describes the confidence that the faithful may have, even in times of severe crisis. ⇐...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 11:6 FIRE AND SULFUR. See Genesis 19:24. PORTION OF THEIR CUP. That is, the judgment God has assigned for them, whethe

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “The friends of David advise him in this psalm to flee unto the mountainous parts of the land of Judah, in order to avoid the danger which was threatening him, should he remain in the pla...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ASCRIBED to David in the "title," this psalm is almost universally allowed to be his. It "has all the characteristics of the earlier Davidic psalms." No allusion enables us to assign it to...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Psa 11:1-7 is to the chief musician. It is a psalm of David. In the LORD put I my trust: how do you say to my soul, Flee as a bird to your mountain? (Psalms 11:1) My trust is in the Lord. Why should...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 1:4; 1 Samuel 9:23; Exodus 9:23; Exodus 9:24; Ezekiel 13:13;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Rain — Send them plentifully, swiftly, and suddenly, as rain commonly falls from heaven. Snares — Grievous plagues or judgments, which are called snares, because wicked men are often surprized with th...

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