Psalms 58:10

\58:9\Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

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

In Context

9\58:8\Let them be like an after-birth which is turned to water and comes to an end; like the fruit of a woman who gives birth before her time, let them not see the sun.

11\58:10\The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:43Be glad, O you his people, over the nations; for he will take payment for the blood of his servants, and will give punishment to his haters, and take away the sin of his land, for his people.

Job 22:19The upright saw it and were glad: and those who had done no wrong made sport of them,

Psalms 52:6\52:4\Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

Psalms 68:1To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm. A Song.

Psalms 91:8Only with your eyes will you see the reward of the evil-doers.

Proverbs 10:25When the storm-wind is past, the sinner is seen no longer, but the upright man is safe for ever.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 58:7-11

Prophetic Imprecations. 6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord . 7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. 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. 10 The righteous shall… Read the whole commentary →

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