Psalms 58:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? ”

• Psalms 58:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? - Luther renders this, “Are you then dumb, that you will not speak what is right, and judge what is proper, ye children of men?” The meaning of t...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  "To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David." Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O (a) congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? (a) You counsellors of Saul, who under pretence...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  LVIII. A Prayer for Vengeance on Unrighteous Judges. This Ps. is closely allied to Psalms 82. The reproaches in Psalms 58:3 , where the enemies of the Psalmist are said to have gone astray from th...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  Title. Michtam. See App-65. Do ye indeed... ? Figure of Speech. Erotesis. App-6. Render: "Are ye indeed silent [when] ye should speak righteousness? When ye should judge with equity,. ye so...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  1. Do ye indeed speak righteousness? In putting this question to his enemies, by way of challenge, David displays the boldness of conscious rectitude. It argues that the justice of our cause...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? Do ye indeed speak righteousness - Or, O cabinet seeing...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  David, reproving wicked judges, describeth the nature of the wicked, and devoteth them to God's judgments, whereat the righteous shall rejoice. To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of Davi...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? Psalms 58:1-11 .-Perversity of the unrighteous judges ( Psalms 58:1-5 ); prayer for their overthrow;...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  O congregation] RV 'in silence.' Both are doubtful renderings of a word which occurs only here. The reading now generally accepted gives the meaning, 'O ye gods,' or 'mighty ones,' in the sense of...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Congregation. — This rendering comes of a mistaken derivation of the Hebrew word êlem, which offers some difficulty. As pointed, it must mean silence (comp. Psalms 56 title, the only other pl...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 58:1-11 THIS psalmist's fiery indignation against unjust judges and evil-doers generally is not kindled by personal wrongs. The psalm comes hot from a heart lacerated by the sight of widesp...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “There Is a God That Judgeth” Psalms 58:1-11 This psalm is launched against wicked rulers. It may have been occasioned by the attitude of Abner and others of Saul's party, who accounted David a...

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• Psalms 58:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  This is a fine setting forth of the certainty of the judgment of God against wickedness. The psalmist declares its reason (verses Psa 58:1-5), its process (verses Psa 58:6-9), and its effect (verses...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  CONTENTS The Psalmist is here reproving unjust judges: he appeals to God against them. He closeth the Psalm with the certain conclusion that God will judge the world in righteousness, and minister t...

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• Psalms 58:1 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

  FAITH IN RIGHTEOUSNESS I. The throne of iniquity ( Psalms 58:1-5 ). II. The throne of God ( Psalms 58:6-9 ). III. The spectacle of justice ( Psalms 58:10-11 ). Illustrations (1) ‘N...

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• Psalms 58:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation ?.... Of the mighty, as in Psalms 82:1 ; the judges of the land, who were many, and therefore called a congregation, as it is necessary they should;...

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• Psalms 58:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Psalms 58:1 «To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David. » Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? Ver. 1. Do ye indeed speak righteou...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Do ye indeed speak righteousness? No: you are far from it. You censure me freely without any regard to truth or justice; O congregation The word אלם, eelem , thus rendered, signifies a band , o...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  A Reproof to Wicked Judges. To the chief musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David.       1 Do ye indeed speak righteousness...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  PSALM 58 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm was composed, as very many others were, upon the occasion of those wicked calumnies, and unjust censures and sentences, which were passed upon him by Saul and his c...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Heading ( Psalms 58:1 a). ‘For the Chief Musician, set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam. The heading is a reproduction of the heading to Psalms 57 without the final clause. Psalms 58...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  INTRODUCTION Superscription.—“To the Chief Musician, Al-taschith .” see introduction to Psalms 57 . “ Michtam of David .” See Introduction to Psalms 56 . Moll: “This complaint respecting domestic...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  Psalms 58:1 In the Prayer-book version this text stands, "Are your minds set upon righteousness, O ye congregation?" This includes the other, and goes deeper. We shall not speak of that upon which...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Psalms 58:4 . The deaf adder, which stops her ears by putting one ear to the ground, and forcing her tail into the other. Very many of the ancient Greek and Latin writers mention the practice of c...

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• Psalms 58:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? Man in many aspects I. The character of depraved men portrayed. 1. Unrighteous in judgment. 2. Wrong in heart. 3. Violent in the treat...

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• Psalms 58:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION A PSALM of condemnation on unrighteous judges. Some suppose the judges to be superhuman beings, entrusted with the government of the earth (Cheyne). Others suggest heathen rulers of...

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• Psalms 58:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? He seems to be addressing a council, representatives of the government, princes, asking them whether they are dumb, whether they are unable to speak...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Chronicles 19:6 ; 2 Chronicles 19:7 ; 2 Samuel 23:3 ; 2 Samuel 5:3 ; Acts 5:21 ; Deuteronomy 1:15 ; Deuteronomy 1:16 ; Deuteronomy 16:18 ; Deuteronomy 16:19 ; Isaiah 11:3-5 ; Isaiah 32:1...

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• Psalms 58:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  O congregation — The word seems to point at Saul's judges and counsellors; who met together to consult what they should do against David. Sons of men — So he calls them; to mind them that they were...

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