Mazmur 58:10
Konteks58:10 The godly 1 will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out;
they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Mazmur 137:8-9
Konteks137:8 O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! 2
How blessed will be the one who repays you
for what you dished out to us! 3
137:9 How blessed will be the one who grabs your babies
and smashes them on a rock! 4
[58:10] 1 tn The singular is representative here, as is the singular from “wicked” in the next line.
[137:8] 2 tn Heb “O devastated daughter of Babylon.” The psalmist dramatically anticipates Babylon’s demise.
[137:8] 3 tn Heb “O the happiness of the one who repays you your wage which you paid to us.”
[137:9] 4 sn For other references to the wholesale slaughter of babies in the context of ancient Near Eastern warfare, see 2 Kgs 8:12; Isa 13:16; Hos 13:16; Nah 3:10.