Psalms 58:11
So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
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Study Note
The psalm's conclusion — 'mankind will say, Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth' — presents divine judgment as the event that validates the moral order before a watching human audience. Psalm 58 opens with an accusation against unjust judges (the divine council in some readings, human rulers in others) and progresses through intense imprecatory prayer for their downfall, climaxing in the affirmation that judgment will demonstrate both moral order and divine governance. The final verse moves from prayer to proclamation: the establishment of divine justice is a public epistemic event, not merely a private spiritual consolation. The psalm addresses the theodicy question not with a philosophical argument but with the assertion that God's character guarantees ultimate public vindication of the righteous and judgment of the wicked.
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So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.
And man saith: `Surely fruit <FI>is<Fi> for the righteous: Surely there is a God judging in the earth!'
So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.
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