Psalm 58:2

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Summary

Psalm 58:2

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

In heart

John 11:47

Weigh

Psalm 94:20

Isaiah 10:1

Isaiah 26:7

General references

Bible References

In heart

Though they

intended evil against You

And devised a plot,
They will not succeed.

Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

No one sues righteously and no one pleads honestly.

They trust in confusion and speak lies;
They conceive mischief and bring forth iniquity.

“He pled the cause of the afflicted and needy;
Then it was well.

Is not that what it means to know Me?”

Declares the Lord.

In you they have taken bribes to shed blood; you have taken interest and profits, and you have injured your neighbors for gain by oppression, and you have forgotten Me,” declares the Lord God.

And I said,
“Hear now, heads of Jacob
And rulers of the house of Israel.
Is it not for you to know justice?

Therefore the chief priests and the Pharisees convened a council, and were saying, “What are we doing? For this man is performing many

signs.

Weigh

Can a

throne of destruction be allied with You,

One which devises mischief by decree?

Woe to those who enact evil statutes
And to those who constantly record unjust decisions,

The way of the righteous is smooth;
O Upright One, make the path of the righteous level.

General references

“If there is a dispute between men and they go to court, and the judges decide their case, and they justify the righteous and condemn the wicked,

Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And defend the rights of the afflicted and needy.

Furthermore, I have seen under the sun that in the place of justice there is wickedness and in the place of righteousness there is wickedness.

Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment.”