Things will go well with the righteous, because they obey God. The result of their obedience will be that the city in which they live will be glad. Righteous living has a positive effect upon city life that will bring joy to the citizens, because they will experience God’s favour upon them. The righteous will be like salt that preserves and bring flavour. Shouts of gladness will also be heard in the city because of the death of the wicked. The citizens will be happy because their wicked influence will be removed.
10 When it goes well with the righteous, the city rejoices, and when the wicked perish there are shouts of gladness.