Psalms 58:10
8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- KJV
- The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
- WEB
- The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
- ASV
- The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
- DARBY
- The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the wicked:
- BLB
- The righteous one will rejoice when he has seen vengeance; he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
- ÅB
- Den rettferdige skal glede seg, fordi han ser hevn; han skal vaske sine føtter i den ugudeliges blod.
- OTB
- Den rettferdige vil glede seg når han ser rettferdighet;
Han vil bade sine føtter i de ondes fall. - B1930
- Den rettferdige skal glede sig, fordi han ser hevn; han skal tvette sine føtter i den ugudeliges blod.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 68:23
That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
Read in contextPsalms 91:8
Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.
Read in contextProverbs 11:10
When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
Read in contextRevelation 11:17–18
Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.
Read in contextPsalms 64:10
The righteous shall be glad in the LORD, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 32:43
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
Read in contextPsalms 107:42
The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
Read in contextJob 22:19
The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.
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