Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 58
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A MiktamMiktam is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 16 and 56–60. of David.
1Do you indeedH552 speakH1696 justlyH6664, O rulersH482?Do you judgeH8199 uprightlyH4339, O sonsH1121 of menH120?2NoH637, in your heartsH3820 you deviseH6466 injusticeH5766;with your handsH3027 you mete outH6424 violenceH2555 on the earthH776.
3The wickedH7563 are estrangedH2114 from the wombH7358;the liarsH1696H3577 go astrayH8582 from birthH990.4Their venomH2534 is likeH1823 the venomH2534 of a snakeH5175,likeH3644 a cobraH6620 that shutsH2795H331 its earsH241,5refusingH834H3808 to hearH8085 the tuneH6963 of the charmerH3907who skillfullyH2449 weaves his spellH2266H2267.
6O GodH430, shatterH2040 their teethH8127 in their mouthsH6310;O LORDH3068, tear outH5422 the fangsH4459 of the lionsH3715.7May they vanishH3988likeH3644 waterH4325 that runs offH1980;when they draw the bowH1869,may their arrowsH2671 be bluntedH4135.18LikeH3644 a slugH7642 that dissolvesH1980 in its slimeH8557,like a woman’sH802 stillborn childH5309,may they neverH1077 seeH2372 the sunH8121.
9BeforeH2962 your potsH5518 can feelH995 the burning thornsH329—whether greenH2416 orH3644 dryH2740—He will sweep them awayH8175.10The righteousH6662 will rejoiceH8055whenH3588 they seeH2372 they are avengedH5359;they will washH7364 their feetH6471in the bloodH1818 of the wickedH7563.11Then menH120 will sayH559,“There is surelyH389 a rewardH6529 for the righteousH6662!There isH3426 surelyH389 a GodH430 who judgesH8199 the earthH776!”
Notes
- 1. Psalms 58:7 Or when they are trodden down, may they wither like grass ↩
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
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