Matthew Henry Commentary Psalms 58:6-11

"Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah. Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off. [Let them be] as a snail which melteth and passeth away, [Like] the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun. Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike. The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth." — Psalms 58:6-11 (ASV)

David prayed that the enemies of God's church and people might be prevented from doing further harm. We may, in faith, pray against the plans of the enemies of the church. He foretells their ruin. And who knows the power of God's anger?

The victories of the Just One, in His own person and through His servants, over the enemies of humanity's salvation, produce a joy that does not spring from revenge, but from a view of the Divine mercy, justice, and truth, shown in the redemption of the elect, the punishment of the ungodly, and the fulfillment of the promises. Whoever properly considers these things will diligently seek the reward of righteousness, and adore the Providence that orders all things rightly in heaven and on earth.