God’s Word Translation
Psalms 58:3
3⌞Even⌟ inside the womb wicked people are strangers ⌞to God⌟. From their birth liars go astray.
Psalms 58:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
- New International Version (NIV)Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The wicked are estranged from the womb; They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
Context of Psalms 58:3
1Do you rulers really give fair verdicts? Do you judge Adam’s descendants fairly? 2No, you invent new crimes on earth, and your hands spread violence. ⌞Even⌟ inside the womb wicked people are strangers ⌞to God⌟. From their birth liars go astray. 4They have poisonous venom like snakes. They are like a deaf cobra that shuts its ears 5so that it cannot hear the voice of a snake charmer or of anyone trained to cast spells.
Read all of Psalms 58Psalms 58:3 word by word
זֹ֣רוּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים מֵרָ֑חֶם תָּע֥וּ מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן דֹּבְרֵ֥י כָזָֽב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 58:3
- Psalms 51:5Indeed, I was born guilty. I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.
- Job 15:14Why should a mortal be considered faultless or someone born of a woman be considered righteous?
- Proverbs 22:15Foolishness is firmly attached to a child’s heart. Spanking will remove it far from him.
- Isaiah 48:8You have never heard about them. You have never known about them. Your ears have never been open to hear them before. I know that you’ve acted very treacherously and that you have been called a rebel since you were born.
- Ephesians 2:3All of us once lived among these people, and followed the desires of our corrupt nature. We did what our corrupt desires and thoughts wanted us to do. So, because of our nature, we deserved God’s anger just like everyone else.
- Psalms 22:10I was placed in your care from birth. From my mother’s womb you have been my God.
- Isaiah 46:3Listen to me, descendants of Jacob, the few people left of the nation of Israel. I’ve carried you since your birth. I’ve taken care of you from the time you were born.
Commentaries on Psalms 58:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The wicked are estranged from the womb - "This," says Dr. Kennicott, "and the next two verses, I take to be the answer of Jehovah to the question in the two first verses, as the Psalm 58:6, Psalm 58:7, and Psalm 58:8, are the answer of the psalmist, and the remainder contains the decree of Jehovah." He calls these wicked men, men who had been always wicked, originally and naturally bad, and brought up in falsehood, flattery, and lying. The part they acted…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The wicked are estranged from the womb - The allusion here undoubtedly is to the persons principally referred to in the psalm - the enemies of David. But their conduct toward him suggests a more general reflection in regard to “all” the wicked as having the same characteristics. The psalmist, therefore, instead of confining his remarks to them, makes his observations general, on the principle that all wicked men have essentially the same character, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3All humans are born with a tendency to sin (see Psalm 51:5). However, the wicked follow their sinful desires, while the godly struggle against them (Romans 7:19–23; James 4:1–10).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
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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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