King James Version

Psalms 58:10

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 58:11.

יִשְׂמַ֣חyismachbe gladשָׂמַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be glad”, an unfinished actionH8055probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesomecheer up, be (make) glad, (have, make) joy(-ful), be (make) merry, (cause to, make to) rejoice, [idiom] very.צַ֭דִּיקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…חָזָ֣הchazahbeholdחָזָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “behold”, a completed actionH2372to gaze at; mentally to perceive, contemplate (with pleasure); specifically, to have avision ofbehold, look, prophesy, provide, see.נָקָ֑םnaqamquarrelנָקָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “quarrel”, the ordinary formH5359revenge[phrase] avenged, quarrel, vengeance.פְּעָמָ֥יוpeamayvanvilפַּעַםnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “anvil”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6471a stroke, literally or figuratively (in various applications, as follow)anvil, corner, foot(-step), going, (hundred-) fold, [idiom] now, (this) [phrase] once, order, rank, step, [phrase] thrice, (often-), second, this, two) time(-s), twice, wheel.יִ֝רְחַ֗ץyirchatsbatheרָחַץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bathe”, an unfinished actionH7364to lave (the whole or a part of a thing)bathe (self), wash (self).בְּדַ֣םbedamin blood , innocentדָּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in blood , innocent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)blood(-y, -guiltiness, (-thirsty), [phrase] innocent.הָרָשָֽׁעharashathe guiltyרָשָׁעdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “the guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(58-11) The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

The righteous rejoiceth that he hath seen vengeance, His steps he washeth in the blood of the wicked.

World English Bible

The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

I will keep my strength to thee: for thou art my protector:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(58-11) The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance of the ungodly: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εὐφρανθήσεται δίκαιος, ὅταν ἴδῃ ἐκδίκησιν ἀσεβῶν, τὰς χεῖρας αὐτοῦ νίψεται ἐν τῷ αἵματι τοῦ ἁμαρτωλοῦ.