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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_]...
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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...
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Psalms 11
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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
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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...
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TEMPEST. blast. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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11:6 be (b-15) Or 'snares. fire and brimstone and a scorching wind
shall be.'...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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יַמְטֵ֥ר עַל ־רְשָׁעִ֗ים פַּ֫חִ֥ים
אֵ֣שׁ וְ֭...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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_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...
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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...
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_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...
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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,
th...
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DAVID'S REFUSAL TO FLEE WHEN IN DANGER OF LIFE.
There was a time when David's throne was in danger, when Absalom was
scheming to usurp the royal power in Israel, when David's very life
was no longer s...
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AN HORRIBLE TEMPEST:
Or, a burning tempest...
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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...
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Psalms 11:6 wicked H7563 rain H4305 (H8686) coals H6341 Fire H784
brimstone H1614 burning H2152 wind H7307 portion...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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....
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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1 Samuel 1:4; 1 Samuel 9:23; Exodus 9:23; Exodus 9:24; Ezekiel 13:13;...
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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...