Psalms 11 · Verse 6

Psalms 11:6

Upon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and an horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.
Psalms 11:6, King James Version

Psalms 11:6 in other translations

BSBOn the wicked He will rain down fiery coals and sulfur; a scorching wind will be their portion.
WEBOn the wicked he will rain blazing coals; fire, sulfur, and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
ASVUpon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
YLTHe poureth on the wicked snares, fire, and brimstone, And a horrible wind is the portion of their cup.
DARBYUpon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone; and scorching wind shall be the portion of their cup.
BBEOn the evil-doer he will send down fire and flames, and a burning wind; with these will their cup be full.
WebsterUpon the wicked he shall rain snares, fire and brimstone, and a horrible tempest: this shall be the portion of their cup.

What does Psalms 11:6 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
6. Their punishment is described by vivid figures denoting abundant, sudden, furious, and utter destruction (compare Ge 19:24; Job 18:15; Psa 7:15; 9:15). cup--is a frequent figure for God's favor or wrath (Psa 16:5; 23:5; Mt 20:22, 23).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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 - Such as shall come immediately from God, and be inextinguishable. Brimstone - Melted by the fire, for their drink! This shall be the portion of their cup. A horrible tempest - רוח זלעפות roach zilaphoth, "the spirit of terrors." Suffering much, and being threatened with more, they shall be filled with confusion and dismay. My old MS. has "gost of stormis." See at the end, Psa 11:7 (note). Or, the blast of destructions. This may refer to the horribly suffocating Arabian wind, called Smum. Mohammed, in describing his hell, says, "The wicked shall drink nothing there but hot stinking water; breathe nothing but burning winds; and eat nothing but the fruit of the tree zakon, which shall be in their bellies like burning pitch." Hell enough! The portion of their cup - Cup is sometimes put for plenty, for abundance; but here it seems to be used to express the quantum of sorrow and misery which the wicked shall have on the earth. See Psa 75:8; Isa 51:17, Isa 51:21-23; Jer 25:15; Jer 49:12; Lam 4:21, Lam 4:22. It is also used in reference to the afflictions of the righteous, Mat 20:22; Mat 26:39, Mat 26:42; Joh 18:11. We find a similar metaphor among the heathens. The following, from Homer, Il. xxiv., ver. 525, is in point: - Ὡς γαρ επεκλωσαντο θεοι δειλοισι βροτοισι, Ζωειν αχνυμενους· αυτοι δε τ' ακηδεες εισι, Δοιοι γαρ τε πιθοι κατακειαται εν Διος ουδει Δωρων, οια διδωσι, κακων· ἑτερος δε εαων· Ὡ μεν καμμιξας δῳη Ζευς τερπικεραυνος, αλλοτε μεν τε κακῳ ὁγε κυρεται, Αλλοτε δ' εσθλῳ. Such is, alas! the god's severe decree, They, only they are bless'd, and only free. Two urns by Jove's high throne have ever stood, The source of evil one, and one of good. From thence the Cup of mortal man he fills: Blessings to these; to those distributes ills. To most he mingles both: the wretch decreed To taste the bad unmixed, is curs'd indeed. - Pope.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 11:6 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יַמְטֵ֥רyam.Terhe will rain downH4305
עַל\־'al-onH5921
רְשָׁעִ֗יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
פַּ֫חִ֥יםpa.ChimsnaresH6341
אֵ֣שׁ'eshfireH784
וְ֭גָפְרִיתVe.ga.fe.ritand sulfurH1614
וְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achand [will be] a wind ofH7307
זִלְעָפ֗וֹתzil.'a.Fotburning heatH2152
מְנָ֣תme.Nat[the] portion ofH4521
כּוֹסָֽם\׃ko.Samcup theirH3563

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 11:6

  • Ezekiel 38:22

    And I will plead against him with pestilence and with blood; and I will rain upon him, and upon his bands, and upon the many people that are with him, an overflowing rain, and great hailstones, fire, and brimstone.

  • Genesis 19:24

    Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;

  • Ezekiel 13:13

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God; I will even rend it with a stormy wind in my fury; and there shall be an overflowing shower in mine anger, and great hailstones in my fury to consume it.

  • Luke 17:29

    But the same day that Lot went out of Sodom it rained fire and brimstone from heaven, and destroyed them all.

  • Psalms 75:8

    For in the hand of the Lord there is a cup, and the wine is red; it is full of mixture; and he poureth out of the same: but the dregs thereof, all the wicked of the earth shall wring them out, and drink them.

  • Job 20:23

    When he is about to fill his belly, God shall cast the fury of his wrath upon him, and shall rain it upon him while he is eating.

  • Job 18:15

    It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

  • Jeremiah 4:11-12

    At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A dry wind of the high places in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to fan, nor to cleanse, Even a full wind from those places shall come unto me: now also will I give sentence against them.

  • Psalms 105:32

    He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their land.

  • Job 27:13-23

    This is the portion of a wicked man with God, and the heritage of oppressors, which they shall receive of the Almighty. If his children be multiplied, it is for the sword: and his offspring shall not be satisfied with bread. Those that remain of him shall be buried in death: and his widows shall not weep. Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; …

  • Habakkuk 2:16

    Thou art filled with shame for glory: drink thou also, and let thy foreskin be uncovered: the cup of the Lord’s right hand shall be turned unto thee, and shameful spewing shall be on thy glory.

  • Jeremiah 25:15-17

    For thus saith the Lord God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them. Then took I the cup at the Lord’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Upon.
105:32; Ge 19:24; Ex 9:23,24; Job 18:15; 20:23; Isa 24:17,18
Eze 13:13; 38:22; Lu 17:29
snares. or, quick burning coals. an horrible, or, aburning. portion.
16:5; Ge 43:34; 1Sa 1:4; 9:23; Job 27:13-23
their.
75:8; Isa 51:17,22; Jer 25:15-17; Hab 2:16; Joh 18:11

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Context

  • Psalms 11:5

    The Lord trieth the righteous: but the wicked and him that loveth violence his soul hateth.

  • Psalms 11:6

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

  • Psalms 11:7

    For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.

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Psalms 11:6 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Sobre los malos lloverá lazos; fuego y azufre, con vientos de torbellinos, será la porción del cáliz de ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Il fera pleuvoir sur les méchants des pièges, du feu et du soufre; et un vent brûlant sera la portion de leur coupe.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Er wird Schlingen regnen lassen auf die Gesetzlosen; Feuer und Schwefel und Glutwind wird das Teil ihres Bechers sein.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Propter miseriam inopum, et gemitum pauperum, nunc exsurgam, dicit Dominus. Ponam in salutari; fiducialiter agam in eo.