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Psalms 11:6 — King James Version← Study notes

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.


Psalms 11:6Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 11:610 words
HebrewMeaning
יַמְטֵ֥רyaməṭēr
he will rain downverbH4305
עַלʿal
onpronH5921
according to · after · against · among ···
רְשָׁעִ֗יםrəšāʿiym
wicked peopleadjH7563
condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong
פַּ֫חִ֥יםpaḥiym
snaresnounH6341
plate · snare
אֵ֣שׁʾēš
firenounH784
fiery · fire · flaming · hot
וְ֭/גָפְרִיתwəgāpəriyt
and sulfurconjH1614
וְ/ר֥וּחַwərwḥa
and will be a wind ofconjH7307
anger · blast · breath · cool ···
זִלְעָפ֗וֹתziləʿāpwōt
burning heatnounH2152
horror · terrible
מְנָ֣תmənāt
the portion ofnounH4521
כּוֹסָֽ/םkwōsām
cup theirnounH3563
owl. Compare
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 11:6

To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. This title does not require a fresh consideration: for the meaning of, “to the end,” has already been sufficiently handled. Let us then look to the text itself of the Psalm, which to me appears to be sung against the heretics, who, by rehearsing and exaggerating the sins of many in the Church, as if either all or the majority among themselves were righteous, strive to turn and snatch us away from the breasts of the one True Mother…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 11 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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