10The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
Focused Passage
Psalms 58:10-11
The God Who Judges the Earth Against Unjust Rulers
Challenge to unjust rulers -> exposure of heart-planned violence -> description of congenital wickedness and deaf serpent-like deception -> prayer for God to break destructive power -> images of wickedness dissolved and swept away -> righteous vindication -> public confession that God judges the earth.
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Verse 10
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The righteousצַ֭דִּיקH6662Adjective - masculine singularwill rejoiceיִשְׂמַ֣חH8055Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularwhenכִּי־H3588Conjunctionthey seeחָזָ֣הH2372Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularthey are avengedנָקָ֑םH5359Noun - masculine singularthey will washיִ֝רְחַ֗ץH7364Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singulartheir feetפְּעָמָ֥יוH6471Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singularin the bloodבְּדַ֣םH1818Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructof the wickedהָרָשָֽׁע׃H7563Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Verse 11
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Then menאָ֭דָםH120Noun - masculine singularwill sayוְיֹאמַ֣רH559Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singularThere is surelyאַךְ־H389Adverba rewardפְּרִ֣יH6529Noun - masculine singularfor the righteousלַצַּדִּ֑יקH6662Preposition-l, Article | Adjective - masculine singularThere isיֵשׁ־H3426Adverbsurelyאַ֥ךְH389Adverba Godאֱ֝לֹהִ֗יםH430Noun - masculine pluralwho judgesשֹׁפְטִ֥יםH8199Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralthe earthבָּאָֽרֶץ׃H776Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular