Psalms 58:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Bible Comments

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 sons of men?"

. congregation: or,. faction. Hebrew. 'elem. Occurs only here and in the subscription of Psalms 55. silent. So human judges are dumb when they ought to speak, and deaf when they ought to hear (Psalms 58:4).

men. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14.

Psalms 58:1

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