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 be like a snail that melts away as it moves along! Let them be like stillborn babies that never see the sun! 9Before the kindling is even placed under your pots, he will sweep it away along with both the raw and cooked meat. The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked. 11Then observers will say, “Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the 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 52:6When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:
• Psalms 64:10The godly will rejoice in the Lord and take shelter in him. All the morally upright will boast.
• Psalms 68:1God springs into action! His enemies scatter; his adversaries run from him.
• Psalms 107:42When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.
• Judges 5:31May all your enemies perish like this, O Lord! But may those who love you shine like the rising sun at its brightest!” And the land had rest for forty years.
• Proverbs 11:10When the righteous do well, the city rejoices; when the wicked perish, there is joy.
• Revelation 11:17with these words: “We give you thanks, Lord God, the All-Powerful, the one who is and who was, because you have taken your great power and begun to reign.
• Revelation 18:20(Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, for God has pronounced judgment against her on your behalf!)
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard what sounded like the loud voice of a vast throng in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,
• Psalms 68:23so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies’ corpses.”
• Job 29:6when my steps were bathed with butter and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil!
• Revelation 14:20Then the winepress was stomped outside the city, and blood poured out of the winepress up to the height of horses’ bridles for a distance of almost two hundred miles.

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