Psalms 58 · Verse 10

Psalms 58:10

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalms 58:10, King James Version

Psalms 58:10 in other translations

BSBThe righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
WEBThe righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
ASVThe righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;
YLTThe righteous rejoiceth that he hath seen vengeance, His steps he washeth in the blood of the wicked.
DARBYThe righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the wicked:
BBEThe upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.
WebsterThe righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

What does Psalms 58:10 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 58:10-11
10-11. 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.).

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 10 The 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, Vulgate, Septuagint, Ethiopic, Arabic, and Anglo-Saxon, read hands instead of feet. Every thing that is vindictive in the Psalms must be considered as totally alien from the spirit of the Gospel, and not at all, under our dispensation, to be imitated. If the passage above be really vindictive, and it certainly will admit of the interpretation given above, it is to be considered as not belonging to that state in which the Son of man is come, not to destroy men's lives, but to save.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 58:6-11

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…

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Psalms 58:10 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יִשְׂמַ֣חyis.Machhe will rejoiceH8055
צַ֭דִּיקTza.dik[the] righteousH6662
כִּי\־ki-ifH3588
חָזָ֣הcha.Zahhe has seenH2372
נָקָ֑םna.KamvengeanceH5359
פְּעָמָ֥יוpe.'a.Mavfeet hisH6471
יִ֝רְחַ֗ץyir.Chatzhe will batheH7364
בְּדַ֣םbe.Damin [the] blood ofH1818
הָרָשָֽׁע\׃ha.ra.Sha'the wickedH7563

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Cross references for Psalms 58:10

  • Psalms 68:23

    That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

  • Psalms 91:8

    Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the reward of the wicked.

  • Proverbs 11:10

    When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.

  • Revelation 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. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.

  • Psalms 64:10

    The righteous shall be glad in the Lord, and shall trust in him; and all the upright in heart shall glory.

  • Deuteronomy 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.

  • Psalms 107:42

    The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.

  • Job 22:19

    The righteous see it, and are glad: and the innocent laugh them to scorn.

  • Job 29:6

    When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

  • Judges 5:31

    So let all thine enemies perish, O Lord: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.

  • Revelation 18:20

    Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye holy apostles and prophets; for God hath avenged you on her.

  • Psalms 52:6

    The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
righteous.
52:6; 64:10; 68:1-3; 107:42; Jud 5:31; Pr 11:10; Re 11:17,18; 18:20
Re 19:1-6
wash.
68:23; Job 29:6; Re 14:20

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Context

  • Psalms 58:9

    Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

  • Psalms 58:10

    The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

  • Psalms 58:11

    So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

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Psalms 58:10 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Alegraráse el justo cuando viere la venganza: sus pies lavará en la sangre del impío.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Avant que vos chaudières aient senti les épines, vertes ou enflammées, le tourbillon les emportera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Freuen wird sich der Gerechte, wenn er die Rache anschaut; er wird seine Füße baden im Blute des Gesetzlosen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Fortitudinem meam ad te custodiam, quia, Deus, susceptor meus es: