Thematic Bible
Psalm 58:1 (show verse)
Do you judge fairly, O sons of men?
Psalm 58:2 (show verse)
No, in your heart you devise wrongdoing;
On earth you deal out the violence of your hands.
Psalm 58:3 (show verse)
The wicked are estranged from the womb;
These go astray from birth, speaking lies [even twisted partial truths].
Character » Of the wicked » Lying
Character of the wicked » Lying
Estrangement » From God » General references to
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Estranged from God
Heredity » General references to
Lying » The wicked » Addicted to, from their infancy
Parent's sins » Visited upon children » General references to
Sin » Mankind being sinful in nature
Character of the wicked » Lying
Estrangement » From God » General references to
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Estranged from God
Heredity » General references to
Lying » The wicked » Addicted to, from their infancy
Parent's sins » Visited upon children » General references to
Sin » Mankind being sinful in nature
Psalm 58:4 (show verse)
Their poison is like the venom of a serpent;
They are like the deaf horned viper that stops up its ear,
Adder » A venomous serpent
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of obstinate rejecters of God's word
Charmers and charming » Of serpents
ears » Of the wicked » Stopped against God's word
Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Adder or asp
Serpent » Venom of
Serpent » The charming of
Serpents » Evil men compared to
Serpents » Many kinds of poisonous
Wicked people » Compared with » Serpents
Wicked people » Compared with » Deaf adders
Wicked, the, are compared to » Serpents
Wicked, the, are compared to » Deaf adders
or adder Asp » Illustrative » Of obstinate rejecters of God's word
Charmers and charming » Of serpents
ears » Of the wicked » Stopped against God's word
Reptiles » Mentioned in scripture » Adder or asp
Serpent » Venom of
Serpent » The charming of
Serpents » Evil men compared to
Serpents » Many kinds of poisonous
Wicked people » Compared with » Serpents
Wicked people » Compared with » Deaf adders
Wicked, the, are compared to » Serpents
Wicked, the, are compared to » Deaf adders
Psalm 58:5 (show verse)
So that it does not listen to the voice of charmers,
Or of the skillful enchanter casting [cunning] spells.
Psalm 58:6 (show verse)
O God, break their teeth in their mouth;
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.
Psalm 58:7 (show verse)
Let them flow away like water that runs off;
When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.
Psalm 58:8 (show verse)
Let them be as a snail which melts away (secretes slime) as it goes along,
Like the miscarriage of a woman which never sees the sun.
Psalm 58:9 (show verse)
Before your cooking pots can feel the fire of thorns [burning under them as fuel],
He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning ones alike.
Psalm 58:10 (show verse)
The [unyieldingly] righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance [of God];
He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalm 58:11 (show verse)
Men will say, “Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely there is a God who judges on the earth.”