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Before your clay pots are placed on a fire of burning[a] thorns—
    whether green or ablaze—
        wrath will sweep them away like a storm.

10 The righteous person will rejoice when he sees your[b] vengeance;
    when he washes his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 A person will say,
    “Certainly, the righteous are rewarded;
        certainly there is a God who judges the earth.”

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 58:9 The Heb. lacks a fire of burning
  2. Psalm 58:10 The Heb. lacks your

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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Footnotes

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