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 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 a snail which melts away as it goes, Like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun. 9Before your pots can feel the burning thorns, He shall take them away as with a whirlwind, As in His living and burning wrath. The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked, 11So that men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely He is 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 52:6The righteous also shall see and fear, And shall laugh at him, saying,
• Psalms 64:10The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and trust in Him. And all the upright in heart shall glory.
• Psalms 68:1Let God arise, Let His enemies be scattered; Let those also who hate Him flee before Him.
• Psalms 107:42The righteous see it and rejoice, And all iniquity stops its mouth.
• Judges 5:31“Thus let all Your enemies perish, O Lord! But let those who love Him be like the sun When it comes out in full strength.” So 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 is jubilation.
• Revelation 11:17saying: “We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, The One who is and who was and who is to come, Because You have taken Your great power and reigned.
• Revelation 18:20“Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you holy apostles and prophets, for God has avenged you on her!”
• Revelation 19:1After these things I heard a loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, “Alleluia! Salvation and glory and honor and power belong to the Lord our God!
• Psalms 68:23That your foot may crush them in blood, And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
• Job 29:6When my steps were bathed with cream, And the rock poured out rivers of oil for me!
• Revelation 14:20And the winepress was trampled outside the city, and blood came out of the winepress, up to the horses’ bridles, for one thousand six hundred furlongs.

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