Psalms 58:1-5

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.

1 [a][b]Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity?
2 No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth.
3 Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
5 that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.

Cross References 6

  • 1. Psalms 82:2
  • 2. Matthew 15:19
  • 3. Psalms 94:20; Isaiah 10:1; Luke 6:38; Malachi 3:15
  • 4. S Numbers 21:6; Psalms 140:3; Ecclesiastes 10:11
  • 5. Psalms 81:11
  • 6. Ecclesiastes 10:11; Jeremiah 8:17

Footnotes 2

  • [a]. In Hebrew texts 58:1-11 is numbered 58:2-12.
  • [b]. Title: Probably a literary or musical term
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