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Psalm 58:1 KJV
Psalms · chapter 58 · verse 1
To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?Psalm 58:1 · King James Version
Psalm 58:1 in context
1Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
2Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
3The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- righteousnesstsedeqthe rightH6664 →
- congregationʼêlemsilenceH482 →
- uprightlymêyshârevennessH4339 →
- indeedʼumnâm{verily}H552 →
- speakdâbarperhaps properly, to arrangeH1696 →
- judgeshâphaṭto judgeH8199 →
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We have reason to think that this psalm refers to the malice of Saul and his janizaries against David, because it bears the same inscription (Al-taschith, and Michtam of David) with that which goes before and that which follows, both which appear, by the title, to have been penned with reference to that persecution…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-5