NASB Psalms 58 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Psalms 58 — KJV

Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.

For the choir director; [set to] †Al-tashheth. A ‡Mikhtam of David.

  1 Do you indeed° Ispeak° righteousness°, O IIgods°?
  Do you ajudge° IIIuprightly°, O sons° of men°?
  2 No°, in heart° you awork° unrighteousness°;
  On earth° you bweigh° out the violence° of your hands°.
  3 The wicked° are estranged° afrom the womb°;
  These who speak° lies° bgo° astray° from Ibirth°.
  4 They have venom° like° the avenom° of a serpent°;
  Like° a deaf° cobra° that stops° up its ear°,
  5 So° that it adoes not hear° the voice° of I bcharmers°,
  [Or] a skillful° caster° of spells°.

[1] †Lit Do Not Destroy ‡Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm IAnother reading is speak righteousness in silence IIOr mighty ones or judges IIIOr uprightly the sons of men a Ps 82:2
[2] a Mal 3:15 b Ps 94:20; Is 10:1
[3] ILit the womb a Ps 51:5; Is 48:8 b Ps 53:3
[4] a Dt 32:33; Ps 140:3
[5] IOr whisperers a Jr 8:17 b Ec 10:11

  6 ¶ O God°, ashatter° their teeth° in their mouth°;
  Break° out the fangs° of the young° lions°, O LORD°.
  7 Let them aflow° away like° water° that runs° off°;
  [When] he I baims° his arrows°, let them be as IIheadless° shafts°.
  8 [Let them be] as a snail° which Imelts° away° as it goes° along,
  [Like] the amiscarriages° of a woman° which never° see° the sun°.
  9 Before° your apots° can feel° [the fire of] thorns°
  He will bsweep° them away° with a whirlwind°, the Igreen° and the burning° alike°.

[6] a Jb 4:10; Ps 3:7
[7] ILit bends IILit though they were cut off a Jsh 2:11; 7:5; Ps 112:10; Is 13:7; Ezk 21:7 b Ps 64:3
[8] II.e. secretes slime a Jb 3:16; Ec 6:3
[9] ILit living a Ps 118:12; Ec 7:6 b Jb 27:21; Ps 83:15; Pv 10:25

  10 ¶ The arighteous° will rejoice° when° he bsees° the vengeance°;
  He will cwash° his feet° in the blood° of the wicked°.
  11 And men° will say°, “Surely° there is a I areward° for the righteous°;
  Surely° there° is a God° who bjudges° IIon earth°!”

[10] a Jb 22:19; Ps 32:11; 64:10; 107:42 b Dt 32:43; Ps 91:8; Jr 11:20; 20:12 c Ps 68:23
[11] ILit fruit IIOr in a Ps 18:20; 19:11; Is 3:10; Lk 6:23, 35 b Ps 9:8; 67:4; 75:7; 94:2

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David reproveth wicked judges,

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,º ª Altaschith,º ª Michtamº of David.]]º Do ye indeedº speakº ª righteousness,º O congregation?º do ye judgeº ª uprightly,º O ye sonsº of men?º 2 Yea,² in heartº ye workº ª wickedness;º ye weighº ª the violenceº of your handsº in the earth.º

[1] Nu 11:16; Dt 1:15; 16:18; 2S 5:3; 23:3; 2Ch 19:6; Ps 72:1; 82:1, 6; Is 11:3; 32:1; Jr 23:5; Mt 26:3; 27:1; Lk 23:50; Ac 5:21.
[2] Ps 21:11; 94:20; Ec 3:16; Is 10:1; 26:7; 59:4; Jr 22:16; Ezk 22:12, 27; Mi 3:1, 9; Jn 11:47.

describeth the nature of the wicked,

3 The wickedº are estrangedº ª from the womb:º ² they go astrayº ª as soon as they be born,º ² speakingº ª lies.º 4 Their poisonº [is] likeº the poisonº of a serpent:º [they are] like² the deafº adderº [that] stoppethº ª her ear;º 5 Which² will not² hearkenº ª to the voiceº of charmers,º ª charmingº º ª never so wisely.º ª

[3] Jb 15:14; Ps 22:10; 51:5; Pv 22:15; Is 46:3; 48:8; Ep 2:3.
[4] Jb 20:14, 16; Ps 140:3; Ec 10:11; Is 11:8; Jr 8:17; Mt 3:7; 23:33; Ro 3:13; Jm 3:8.
[5] Dt 18:11; Is 19:3.

devoteth them to God's judgments,

6 Breakº ª their teeth,º O God,º in their mouth:º break outº ª the great teethº of the young lions,º O LORD.º 7 Let them melt awayº ª as² watersº [which] run² continually:¹ ª [when] he bendethº ª [his bow to shoot] his arrows,º let them be as² cut in pieces.º ª 8 As² a snailº [which] melteth,º let [every one of them] pass away:º ª [like] the untimely birthº of a woman,º [that] they may not² seeº ª the sun.º 9 Before² your potsº can feelº ª the thorns,º he shall take them away as with a whirlwind,º ª both² living,º and in² [his] wrath.º

[6] Nu 23:24; Jb 4:10; 29:17; Ps 3:7; 10:15; 17:12; 91:13; Is 31:4; Ezk 30:21; Ho 5:14; Mi 5:8.
[7] Ex 15:15; Jsh 2:9; 7:5; 2S 17:10; Ps 22:14; 64:7; 112:10; Is 13:7.
[8] Jb 3:16; Ps 37:35; Ec 6:3; Mt 24:35; Jm 1:10.
[9] Nu 16:30; Jb 18:18; 20:5; Ps 10:2, 5; 55:23; 73:18; 118:12; Pv 1:27; 10:25; 14:32; Ec 7:6; Is 17:13; 40:24; Jr 23:19.

whereat the righteous shall rejoice.

10 The righteousº shall rejoiceº ª when² he seethº ª the vengeance:º he shall washº ª his feetº in the bloodº of the wicked.º 11 So that a manº shall say,º ª Verily² [there is] a rewardº for the righteous:º verily² he isº a Godº that judgethº ª in the earth.º

[10] Jg 5:31; Jb 29:6; Ps 52:6; 64:10; 68:1, 23; 107:42; Pv 11:10; Rv 11:17; 14:20; 18:20; 19:1.
[11] Ps 9:16; 33:18; 64:9; 67:4; 73:13; 92:15; 96:13; 98:9; Is 3:10; Mal 2:17; 3:14; Ro 2:5; 6:21; 2P 3:4.

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