King James Version
Psalms 58:11 in the King James Version says “So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. a rew...” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 58 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. a reward: Heb. fruit of the, etc”
Psalms 58:11 · KJV
Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. both: Heb. as living as wrath
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. a reward: Heb. fruit of the, etc
KJV Study — Public Domain
“So that a man”
H120ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
“verily he is”
H3426there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
“a God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“that judgeth”
H8199to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
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