Psalm 58
Overview
58:1 David reproves wicked judges;
58:3 describes the nature of the wicked;
58:6 devotes them to God's judgments;
58:10 whereat the righteous shall rejoice.


57:1
Psa_59:1 *titles Verse 1DoPsalm 72:1-4; Deuteronomy 16:18, 16:19; 2 Samuel 23:3; 2 Chronicles 19:6, 19:7; Isaiah 11:3-5, 32:1; Jeremiah 23:5, 23:6 O congregationPsalm 82:1, 82:2; Numbers 11:16; Deuteronomy 1:15, 1:16; 2 Samuel 5:3; Matthew 26:3, 27:1; Luke 23:50, 23:51; Acts 5:21 O yePsalm 82:6, 82:7ReciprocalDeuteronomy 25:1 - General; Psalm 4:2 - O; 56:1 - Michtam; 119:85 - which; Proverbs 31:9 - General; Ecclesiastes 3:16 - General; Isaiah 32:6 - and his heart; 59:8 - judgment; Micah 3:9 - that; Habakkuk 1:4 - for; John 7:24 - General; 8:15 - judge; 19:13 - and sat; Acts 4:19 - judge; 16:37 - They have; 23:3 - for; 24:25 - righteousness; Galatians 2:14 - walked; James 2:4 - judges Verse 2in heartPsalm 21:11; Ecclesiastes 3:16; Isaiah 59:4-6; Jeremiah 22:16, 22:17; Ezekiel 22:12, 22:27; Micah 3:1-3, 3:9-12; John 11:47-53 weighPsalm 94:20; Isaiah 10:1, 26:7ReciprocalDeuteronomy 25:1 - General; Psalm 5:9 - inward; 82:2 - judge; 119:85 - which; Proverbs 31:9 - General; Isaiah 32:6 - and his heart; 59:6 - their works; 59:8 - judgment; Jeremiah 19:15 - that they; Daniel 11:27 - shall be to; Habakkuk 1:4 - for; Mark 7:21 - out; John 7:24 - General; 8:15 - judge; 19:13 - and sat; Acts 16:37 - They have; 21:35 - for; 23:3 - for; 24:25 - righteousness Verse 3estrangedetc. Psalm 51:5; Job 15:14; Proverbs 22:15; Isaiah 48:8; Ephesians 2:3 as soonetc. Heb. from the belly, Psalm 22:10; Isaiah 46:3ReciprocalGenesis 8:21 - the imagination; Psalm 4:2 - leasing; 5:9 - For; 10:7 - and deceit; 36:3 - The words; 144:8 - mouth; Proverbs 20:11 - General; Isaiah 1:4 - gone away backward; Matthew 3:7 - O generation; 15:11 - but; 23:33 - serpents; Mark 7:21 - out Verse 4poisonPsalm 140:3; Ecclesiastes 10:11; Romans 3:13; James 3:8 likeHeb. according to the likeness ofserpentMatthew 3:7, 23:33 the deafJeremiah 8:17, adder or asp, Pethen, is no doubt the boeten of the Arabians, which M. Forskal describes as spotted with black and white, about one foot in length, nearly half an inch thick, oviparous, and its bite almost instant death. It is the aspic of the ancients, and is so called the literati of Cyprus, though the common people call it κουφη, deaf. Job 20:14, 20:16; Isaiah 11:8ReciprocalGenesis 3:2 - serpent; Deuteronomy 32:33 - the poison; Psalm 91:13 - adder; Proverbs 21:13 - stoppeth; Zechariah 7:11 - stopped; Matthew 15:11 - but; Luke 3:7 - O generation; Acts 7:57 - stopped Verse 5WhichThat serpents might be charmed or rendered harmless was well known to the ancients. Virgil, and many others state the fact - Frigidus in pratis cantando, rumpitur anguis. "In the meadows the cold snake is burst by incantation."charming never so wiselyor, be the charmer never so cunning, Deuteronomy 18:11; Isaiah 19:3ReciprocalEcclesiastes 10:11 - the serpent; Jeremiah 8:17 - which; 25:30 - his holy; Zechariah 7:11 - stopped; Luke 3:7 - O generation Verse 6Break theirPsalm 3:7, 10:15; Job 4:10, 4:11, 29:17; Ezekiel 30:21-26 youngPsalm 17:12, 91:13; Numbers 23:24; Isaiah 31:4; Hosea 5:14; Micah 5:8ReciprocalJob 41:14 - his teeth; Psalm 7:9 - Oh; 57:4 - among; Proverbs 30:14 - whose; Jeremiah 51:38 - roar; Lamentations 3:16 - broken; Ezekiel 19:2 - young lions; Zechariah 9:7 - I will Verse 7Psalm 22:14, 64:7, 64:8, 112:10; Exodus 15:15; Joshua 2:9-11, 7:5; 2 Samuel 17:10; Isaiah 13:7Reciprocal1 Samuel 14:16 - melted away; Job 24:18 - swift; Psalm 64:3 - bend; Daniel 2:5 - ye shall Verse 8a snailShabbelool, in Chaldee tivlala, the snail, is probably so called from the Arabic balla, to wet, moisten, because of the glutinous slime emitted from its body, by which it appears to waste itself away in its own motion; and in the same manner the wicked prove their own destruction.passPsalm 37:35, 37:36; Matthew 24:35; James 1:10 untimelyJob 3:16; Ecclesiastes 6:3ReciprocalNumbers 12:12 - of whom; Job 3:11 - died I; 10:19 - General; 24:19 - so doth; 29:17 - I brake; Psalm 112:10 - melt; Ecclesiastes 6:5 - this; Hosea 9:11 - from the birth Verse 9thornsPsalm 118:12; Ecclesiastes 7:6 asPsalm 10:2, 10:5, 55:23, 73:18-20; Job 18:18, 20:5-29; Proverbs 1:27, 10:25, 14:32; Isaiah 17:13, 40:24; Jeremiah 23:19 both livingetc. Heb. as living as wrath, Numbers 16:30ReciprocalJudges 16:9 - toucheth; 1 Kings 16:19 - in doing; Job 24:19 - so doth; 27:19 - he openeth; 27:21 - a storm; Psalm 73:19 - How; 83:15 - General; Isaiah 37:7 - I will; 57:13 - but the; Jeremiah 30:23 - the whirlwind; Zechariah 7:14 - scattered Verse 10righteousPsalm 52:6, 64:10, 68:1-3, 107:42; Judges 5:31; Proverbs 11:10; Revelation 11:17, 11:18, 18:20; 19:1-6 washPsalm 68:23; Job 29:6; Revelation 14:20ReciprocalExodus 14:30 - saw; 34:7 - that will by no means clear the guilty; Deuteronomy 6:22 - before; Judges 9:56 - God rendered; 16:28 - that I may; 1 Samuel 25:39 - Blessed; 2 Samuel 18:31 - the Lord; 1 Kings 20:28 - therefore will; 21:19 - In the place; 2 Chronicles 23:21 - General; 24:23 - princes; Job 19:29 - that ye may; 22:19 - righteous; 34:26 - in; Psalm 5:11 - But; 7:7 - So; 9:16 - known; 21:13 - so will; 35:9 - General; 36:12 - There; 37:10 - thou; 48:11 - because; 54:7 - and mine; 68:3 - But; 91:8 - Only; 97:8 - because; Proverbs 29:16 - but; Ecclesiastes 5:8 - regardeth; Isaiah 14:16 - shall narrowly; 24:16 - glory; 49:26 - and all; 66:24 - and look; Jeremiah 51:48 - the heaven; Ezekiel 25:14 - and they shall know; Micah 7:10 - mine; Malachi 1:5 - The Lord; 3:18 - discern; Romans 3:5 - Is God; 11:22 - therefore; Revelation 6:10 - dost; 18:9 - shall bewail; 19:13 - clothed Verse 11Verily there isPsalm 73:13-15, 92:15; Malachi 3:14; Romans 2:5 a reward forHeb. fruit of the, etc. Isaiah 3:10; Romans 6:21, 6:22 verily hePsalm 9:16, 64:9, 67:4, 33:18, 96:13, 98:9; Malachi 2:17; 2 Peter 3:4-10ReciprocalGenesis 15:1 - and thy; 18:25 - Shall; Exodus 10:2 - that ye; 34:7 - that will by no means clear the guilty; Deuteronomy 4:35 - know; 6:22 - before; Judges 5:31 - So let; 9:56 - God rendered; 16:28 - that I may; Ruth 2:12 - recompense; 1 Samuel 25:39 - Blessed; 1 Kings 20:28 - therefore will; 21:19 - In the place; 2 Chronicles 15:7 - your work; 23:21 - General; 24:23 - princes; Job 19:29 - that ye may; 34:26 - in; Psalm 7:7 - So; 18:20 - rewarded; 21:13 - so will; 35:9 - General; 36:12 - There; 37:10 - thou; 52:6 - laugh; 54:7 - and mine; 75:7 - God; 79:10 - let him; 91:8 - Only; 94:15 - But; 107:42 - righteous; Proverbs 11:10 - when; Ecclesiastes 5:8 - thou seest; Isaiah 14:16 - shall narrowly; 26:9 - for; 49:26 - and all; 66:24 - and look; Jeremiah 51:48 - the heaven; Ezekiel 25:14 - and they shall know; 30:8 - shall know; 36:35 - they shall; Malachi 1:5 - The Lord; 3:18 - discern; Matthew 5:12 - for great; Romans 3:5 - Is God; 11:22 - therefore; Habakkuk 3:1 - a rewarder; Revelation 6:10 - dost