Psalms 107:11

World English Bible

Because they rebelled against the words of God, And condemned the counsel of the Most High.

Parallel Translations

New Living Translation
They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.

English Revised Version
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High:

Update Bible Version
Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High:

New Century Version
They had turned against the words of God and had refused the advice of God Most High.

New English Translation
because they had rebelled against God's commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king.

Webster's Bible Translation
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High:

Amplified Bible
Because they had rebelled against the precepts of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High.

English Standard Version
for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For thei maden bitter the spechis of God; and wraththiden the councel of the hiyeste.

Berean Standard Bible
because they rebelled against the words of God and despised the counsel of the Most High.

Contemporary English Version
because you had rebelled against God Most High and refused his advice.

American Standard Version
Because they rebelled against the words of God, And contemned the counsel of the Most High:

Bible in Basic English
Because they went against the words of God, and gave no thought to the laws of the Most High:

Complete Jewish Bible
because they defied God's word, scorned the counsel of the Most High.

Darby Translation
Because they had rebelled against the words of God, and had despised the counsel of the Most High; …

Easy-to-Read Version
That was because they had fought against what God said. They refused to listen to the advice of God Most High.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the Most High.

King James Version (1611)
Because they rebelled against the words of God: and contemned the counsell of the most high:

New Life Bible
Because they had turned against the Words of God. They hated what the Most High told them to do.

New Revised Standard
for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Because they rebelled against the wordes of the Lorde, and despised the counsell of the most High,

George Lamsa Translation
Because they murmured against the words of God, and scorned the counsel of the most High;

Good News Translation
because they had rebelled against the commands of Almighty God and had rejected his instructions.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Because they had rebelled against the sayings of GOD, - and, the counsel of the Most High, they had spurned;

Douay-Rheims Bible
(106-11) Because they had exasperated the words of God: and provoked the counsel of the most High:

Revised Standard Version
for they had rebelled against the words of God, and spurned the counsel of the Most High.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Because they went from the wordes of the Lorde: and lightly regarded the counsayle of the most highest.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
because they rebelled against the words of God, and provoked the counsel of the Most High.

Christian Standard Bible®
because they rebelled against God’s commandsand despised the counsel of the Most High.

Hebrew Names Version
Because they rebelled against the words of God, And condemned the counsel of Ha`Elyon.

King James Version
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:

Lexham English Bible
because they rebelled against the words of God and spurned the counsel of the Most High,

Literal Translation
because they rebelled against the Words of God, and despised the counsel of the Most High;

Young's Literal Translation
Because they changed the saying of God, And the counsel of the Most High despised.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Because they were not obediet to the comaundementes of God, but lightly regarded the councell of the most highest.

New American Standard Bible
Because they had rebelled against the words of God And rejected the plan of the Most High.

New King James Version
Because they rebelled against the words of God, And despised the counsel of the Most High,

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Because they had rebelled against the words of God And spurned the counsel of the Most High.

Legacy Standard Bible
Because they had rebelled against the words of GodAnd spurned the counsel of the Most High.

Contextual Overview

¹⁰ Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, Being bound in affliction and iron, ¹¹ Because they rebelled against the words of God, And condemned the counsel of the Most High. ¹² Therefore he brought down their heart with labor. They fell down, and there was none to help. ¹³ Then they cried to Yahweh in their trouble, And he saved them out of their distresses. ¹⁴ He brought them out of darkness and the shadow of death, And broke their bonds in sunder. ¹⁵ Let them praise Yahweh for his lovingkindness, For his wonderful works to the children of men! ¹⁶ For he has broken the gates of brass, And cut through bars of iron.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Because: Psalms 68:6, Psalms 68:18, Psalms 106:43, Isaiah 63:10, Isaiah 63:11, Lamentations 3:39-42, Lamentations 5:15-17

contemned: Psalms 73:24, Psalms 113:7-9, Psalms 119:24, 2 Chronicles 25:15, 2 Chronicles 25:16, 2 Chronicles 33:10, Proverbs 1:25, Proverbs 1:30, Proverbs 1:31, 1 Samuel 2:5-8, Isaiah 5:19, Jeremiah 44:16, Luke 7:30, Luke 16:14, Acts 20:27, Romans 1:28

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 15:23 - rebellion 2 Samuel 3:34 - hands 2 Kings 25:7 - bound him Jeremiah 39:7 - chains Lamentations 1:18 - for I Revelation 3:18 - counsel

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Because they rebelled against the words of God,.... All afflictions, as captivity and imprisonment, are generally for sin; which is a rebellion against God, and a transgression of his laws. Adam rebelled against the words of God, not giving credit to them, but believing the words of the devil; and so brought himself and all his posterity into that state of darkness, captivity, and death, before described. Some understand this only of the light of nature, and the dictates of it, against which men rebel; but rather it designs any and every revelation of the will of God, either in the law or in the Gospel; disobedience to which is rebellion against the words of God, and is highly resented by him.

And contemned the counsel of the most High; the advice he gives in his law, and by his prophets, what to do, and what to avoid: and which he gives by the ministers of the word, in his Gospel and in his ordinances; which are both called his counsel, Luke 7:30, the contempt of which is very displeasing to him, Proverbs 1:25.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Because they rebelled against the words of God - The commands of God. They did not keep his commandments. Their captivity was produced by national disobedience. See the notes at Daniel 9:5-8.

And contemned the counsel - They despised the instructions of God. The law of God, at the same time that it “is” law, is of the nature of “counsel,” since it is indicative of what God regards as wise and good, and since it is the best “advice” that God can give to people. A just and righteous law, while it involves “obligation” to obey it, is also the best counsel that can be given, and implies that the highest “wisdom” would be shown in being obedient to it. God will “command” nothing which he would not “advise,” and which it would not be “wisdom” to obey.

Of the Most High - Of God, who, being supreme, has a right to rule over all, and to require that his laws shall be obeyed.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 107:11. Because they rebelled against the words of God —

1. God showed them their duty and their interest, and commanded them to obey his word; but they cast off all subjection to his authority, acted as if they were independent of heaven and earth, and broke out into open rebellion against him.

2. He counselled and exhorted them to return to him: but they contemned his advice, and turned his counsel into ridicule.

3. As lenient means were ineffectual, he visited them in judgment: hence it is added,