Psalms 58:10

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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his 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,

Context of Psalms 58:10

8Let them become like a snail that leaves behind a slimy trail or like a stillborn child who never sees the sun. 9Let ⌞God⌟ sweep them away faster than a cooking pot is heated by burning twigs. Righteous people will rejoice when they see ⌞God⌟ take revenge. They will wash their feet in the blood of wicked people. 11Then people will say, “Righteous people certainly have a reward. There is a God who judges on earth.”

Psalms 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 52:6Righteous people will see ⌞this⌟ and be struck with fear. They will laugh at you and say,
• Psalms 64:10Righteous people will find joy in the Lord and take refuge in him. Everyone whose motives are decent will be able to brag.
• Psalms 68:1God will arise. His enemies will be scattered. Those who hate him will flee from him.
• Psalms 107:42Decent people will see this and rejoice, but all the wicked people will shut their mouths.
• Judges 5:31May all your enemies die like that, O Lord. But may those who love the Lord be like the sun when it rises in all its brightness. So the land had peace for 40 years.
• Proverbs 11:10When righteous people prosper, a city is glad. When wicked people die, there are songs of joy.
• Revelation 11:17and said, “We give thanks to you, Lord God Almighty, who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and have begun ruling as king.
• Revelation 18:20“Gloat over it, heaven, God’s people, apostles, and prophets. God has condemned it for you.”
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard what sounded like the loud noise from a large crowd in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, glory, and power belong to our God.
• Psalms 68:23so that you, ⌞my people,⌟ may bathe your feet in blood and the tongues of your dogs may lick the blood of your enemies.”
• Job 29:6my steps were bathed in buttermilk, and the rocks poured streams of olive oil on me.
• Revelation 14:20The grapes were trampled in the winepress outside the city. Blood flowed out of 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

Topics related to Psalms 58:10

• Blood

In the dictionaries

• Altaschith
• Blood
• Michtam
• Psalms
• Wickedness
• Psalms, Book of
• Song
• Washing of Feet

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