Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.”
Do you judge people fairly?
New American Standard Bible
For the choir director; set to
Do you indeed
Do you
King James Version
{To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David.} Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
International Standard Version
How is it that by remaining silent you can speak righteously? How can you judge people fairly?
A Conservative Version
Do ye indeed speak righteousness in silence? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
American Standard Version
Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
Amplified
Do you judge fairly, O sons of men?
Bible in Basic English
Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?
Darby Translation
{To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam.} Is righteousness indeed silent? Do ye speak it? Do ye judge with equity, ye sons of men?
Julia Smith Translation
To the overseer, Thou wilt not destroy; to David a poem. Will ye indeed speak dumb justice? will ye judge justly, ye sons of man?
King James 2000
[To the Chief Musician, altaschith. A michtam of David.] Do you indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do you judge uprightly, O you sons of men?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do you really speak [what is] right [when] silent? [Do] you judge fairly the children of humankind?
Modern King James verseion
To the Chief Musician. Do not destroy. A secret treasure of David. Will you indeed speak righteousness in silence? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
{To the Chanter, Michtam of David} If your minds be upon righteousness in deed, then judge the thing that is right, O ye sons of men.
NET Bible
For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David. Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly?
New Heart English Bible
Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?
The Emphasized Bible
Are ye, indeed, silent when righteousness, ye should speak? When, with equity, ye should judge, O ye sons of men?
Webster
To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
World English Bible
Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?
Youngs Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- 'Destroy not.' -- A secret treasure, by David. Is it true, O dumb one, righteously ye speak? Uprightly ye judge, O sons of men?
Themes
Injustice » Saints should » Testify against
Music » Micahtam » A musical term in the titles of
Music » Al-taschith » It appears in the titles of
References
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 58:1
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Cry Against Injustice
1 For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.”
Do you judge people fairly?
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.
Cross References
Psalm 57:1
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.”
for I take refuge in You.
I will seek refuge in the shadow of Your wings
until danger passes.
Numbers 11:16
The Lord answered Moses, “Bring Me 70 men from Israel known to you as elders and officers of the people. Take them to the tent of meeting and have them stand there with you.
Deuteronomy 1:15-16
“So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and set them over you as leaders: officials for thousands, hundreds, fifties, and tens, and officers for your tribes.
Deuteronomy 16:18-19
“Appoint judges and officials for your tribes in all your towns the Lord your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
2 Samuel 5:3
So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron. King David made a covenant with them
2 Samuel 23:3
the Rock of Israel said to me,
“The one who rules the people with justice,
who rules in the fear of God,
2 Chronicles 19:6-7
Then he said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the matter of judgment.
Psalm 59:1
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.”
protect me from those who rise up against me.
Psalm 72:1-4
Solomonic.
and Your righteousness to the king’s son.
Psalm 82:1-2
A psalm of Asaph.
He judges among the gods:
Psalm 82:6-7
you are all sons of the Most High.
Isaiah 11:3-5
He will not judge
by what He sees with His eyes,
He will not execute justice
by what He hears with His ears,
Isaiah 32:1
and rulers will rule justly.
Jeremiah 23:5-6
“when I will raise up a Righteous Branch of David.
He will reign wisely as king
and administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Matthew 26:3
Then the chief priests
Matthew 27:1
When daybreak came, all the chief priests and the elders of the people plotted against Jesus to put Him to death.
Luke 23:50-51
There
Acts 5:21
In obedience to this, they entered the temple complex at daybreak and began to teach.
When the high priest and those who were with him arrived, they convened the Sanhedrin—the full Senate of the sons of Israel—and sent orders to the jail to have them brought.