Psalms 58:5

Psalms 58:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
• New International Version (NIV)that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.
• English Standard Version (ESV)so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or of the cunning enchanter.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Which will not heed the voice of charmers, Charming ever so skillfully.

Context of Psalms 58:5

3The wicked are estranged from the womb; These go astray from birth, speaking lies [even twisted partial truths]. 4Their poison is like the venom of a serpent; They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear, So that it does not listen to the voice of charmers, Or of the skillful enchanter casting [cunning] spells. 6O God, break their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord. 7Let them flow away like water that runs off; When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.

Psalms 58:5 word by word

אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־יִ֭שְׁמַע לְק֣וֹל מְלַחֲשִׁ֑ים חוֹבֵ֖ר חֲבָרִ֣ים מְחֻכָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Which will not hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
• to the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of charmersלָחַשׁlâchash · to whisperH3907
• charmingחֶ֫בֶרcheber · spellH2267
• charmingחָבַרchâbar · to uniteH2266
• never so wiselyחָכַםchâkam · be wiseH2449

Cross-references for Psalms 58:5

• Deuteronomy 18:11or one who casts a charm or spell, or a medium, or a spiritist, or a necromancer [who seeks the dead].
• Isaiah 19:3Then the spirit of the Egyptians will become exhausted within them and emptied out; And I will confuse their strategy, So that they will consult the idols and the spirits of the dead, And mediums and soothsayers.

Commentaries on Psalms 58:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers - The old Psalter translates and paraphrases these two verses curiously: - Vulg. Furor illis secundum similitudinem serpentis; sicut aspidis surdae et obturantis aures suas: Quae non exaudiet vocem incantantium et venefici in cantantis sapienter. Trans. Wodes (madness) til thaim aftir the liking of the neddir, as of the snake doumb and stoppand her eres. Paraph. Right calles he tham wod, (mad), for that hafe…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers - The word rendered “charmers” - לחשׁ lachash - means properly “whisperers, mutterers,” and it refers here to those who made use of spells or incantations - sorcerers or magicians. See the notes at Isaiah 8:19. These incantations were accompanied usually with a low, muttering sound, or with a gentle whisper, as if for the purpose of calming and controlling the object of the incantation. Such charmers of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The administrators of justice were furthering their own interests rather than those of the needy. The absence of justice gradually resulted in a violent society.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-53-5. describe the wicked generally, who sin naturally, easily, malignantly, and stubbornly.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 58:5

• Charmers and Charming
• Depravity of Man
• Impenitence
• Serpent
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Altaschith
• Charmer
• Enchantments
• Michtam
• Psalms
• Wickedness
• Amulet
• Ear
• Enchantment
• Magic; Magician

Commentaries on Psalms 58

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary