Psalms 58:11
The just shall rejoice when he shall see the revenge: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
10Before your thorns could know the brier; he swalloweth them up, as alive, in his wrath.
Cross References
Psalms 9:8but the Lord remaineth for ever. He hath prepared his throne in judgment:
Psalms 18:20And he brought me forth into a large place: he saved me, because he was well pleased with me.
Psalms 52:8The just shall see and fear, and shall laugh at him, and say:
Psalms 67:4Let people confess to thee, O God: let all people give praise to thee.
Psalms 73:13And I said: Then have I in vain justified my heart, and washed my hands among the innocent.
Psalms 94:2Lift up thyself, thou that judgest the earth: render a reward to the proud.
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 →