English Standard Version
Psalms 58:10
10The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalms 58:10 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
- New International Version (NIV)The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
- New Living Translation (NLT)The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Context of Psalms 58:10
8Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime, like the stillborn child who never sees the sun. 9Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away! The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. 11Mankind will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth."
Read all of Psalms 58Psalms 58:10 word by word
יִשְׂמַ֣ח צַ֭דִּיק כִּי־חָזָ֣ה נָקָ֑ם פְּעָמָ֥יו יִ֝רְחַ֗ץ בְּדַ֣ם הָרָשָֽׁע׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
- shall rejoiceשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
- when he seethחָזָהchâzâh · to seeH2372
- the vengeanceנָקָםnâqâm · vengeanceH5359
- he shall washרָחַץrâchats · to wash: washH7364
- his feetפַּ֫עַםpa‛am pa‛ămâh · beatH6471
- in the bloodדָּםdâm · bloodH1818
- of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563
Cross-references for Psalms 58:10
- Psalms 52:6The righteous shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, saying,
- Psalms 64:10Let the righteous one rejoice in the Lord and take refuge in him! Let all the upright in heart exult!
- Psalms 68:1God shall arise, his enemies shall be scattered; and those who hate him shall flee before him!
- Psalms 107:42The upright see it and are glad, and all wickedness shuts its mouth.
- Judges 5:31"So may all your enemies perish, O Lord! But your friends be like the sun as he rises in his might." And the land had rest for forty years.
- Proverbs 11:10When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.
- Revelation 11:17saying, "We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, for you have taken your great power and begun to reign.
- Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has given judgment for you against her!"
- Revelation 19:1After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, "Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
- Psalms 68:23that you may strike your feet in their blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe."
- Job 29:6when my steps were washed with butter, and the rock poured out for me streams of oil!
- Revelation 14:20And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and blood flowed from the winepress, as high as a horse's bridle, for 1,600 stadia.
Commentaries on Psalms 58:10
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance - He shall have a strong proof of the Divine providence, of God's hatred against sinners, and his continual care of his followers. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked - This can only mean that the slaughter would be so great, and at the same time so very nigh to the dwelling of the righteous, that he could not go out without dipping his feet in the blood of the wicked. The Syriac…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance - When he sees the just punishment inflicted on the wicked. He will approve of it; he will see that it is right; he will be glad that law is maintained, and that wickedness does not triumph; he will rejoice in the safety of those who do right, and in their deliverance from the assaults and the designs of the wicked. People everywhere approve of the just administration of law, even though it consigns…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-11Verses 6-11 David prayed that the enemies of God's church and people might be disabled to do further mischief. We may, in faith, pray against the designs of the enemies of the church. He foretells their ruin. And who knows the power of God's anger? The victories of the Just One, in his own person and that of his servants, over the enemies of man's salvation, produce a joy which springs not from revenge, but from a view of the Divine mercy, justice, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-10God’s judgment will come suddenly. The certainty of vindication brings joy to the godly.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. wash ... wicked--denoting great slaughter. The joy of triumph over the destruction of the wicked is because they are God's enemies, and their overthrow shows that He reigneth (compare Psa 52:5-7; 54:7). In this assurance let heaven and earth rejoice (Psa 96:10; 97:1, &c.).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 58
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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