Psalm 58:1-2
New American Standard Bible
Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.
For the music director; set to [a]Al-tashheth. A [b]Mikhtam of David.
58 Do you indeed [c]speak righteousness, you [d]gods?
Do you (A)judge [e]fairly, you sons of mankind?
2 No, in heart you (B)practice injustice;
On earth you (C)clear a way for the violence of your hands.
Footnotes
- Psalm 58 Title Lit Do Not Destroy
- Psalm 58 Title Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement Psalm
- Psalm 58:1 Another reading is speak righteousness in silence
- Psalm 58:1 Or mighty ones; or judges
- Psalm 58:1 Or mankind fairly?
Psalm 58:1-2
New International Version
Footnotes
- Psalm 58:1 In Hebrew texts 58:1-11 is numbered 58:2-12.
- Psalm 58:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Isaiah 1:23
New American Standard Bible
23 Your (A)rulers are rebels
And companions of thieves;
Everyone (B)loves a bribe
And chases after gifts.
They (C)do not obtain justice for the [a]orphan,
Nor does the widow’s case come before them.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:23 Or fatherless
Isaiah 1:23
New International Version
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