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Before they know it, they are cut down like weeds;
    in his fierce anger God will blow them away
    while they are still living.[a]

10 The righteous will be glad when they see sinners punished;
    they will wade through the blood of the wicked.
11 People will say, “The righteous are indeed rewarded;
    there is indeed a God who judges the world.”

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  1. Psalm 58:9 Verse 9 in Hebrew is unclear.

Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns(A)
    whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.[a](B)
10 The righteous will be glad(C) when they are avenged,(D)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.(E)
11 Then people will say,
    “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;(F)
    surely there is a God who judges the earth.”(G)

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  1. Psalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.