Psalm 58:1
Verse 1 of 11. The 58th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
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.
4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
5Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.
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Psalm 58:1 in the World English Bible
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?Read Psalm 58:1 in the WEB
Matthew Henry on Psalm 58:1
The judges would not do right, would not protect or vindicate oppressed innocency (v. 1): "Do you indeed speak righteousness, or judge uprightly? No; you are far from it; your own consciences cannot but tell you that you do not discharge the trust reposed in you as magistrates, by which you are bound to be a terror to evil-doers and a praise to those that do well. Is this the justice you pretend to administer?
Read Matthew Henry on Psalm 58:1–5: A Reproof to Wicked Judges.
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King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.