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Psa. 58:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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<<To the chief Musician, νAl-taschith, Michtam of David.>> Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

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or, Destroy not, A golden Psalm of David.

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David,

Michtam,

Music; Musicians; Musical Instruments,

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1-2: David reproves wicked judges;

3-5: describes the nature of the wicked;

6-9: devotes them to God's judgments;

10-11: whereat the righteous shall rejoice.

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{Al-taschith.}

or, Destroy not.

A golden Psalm.

Psa. 57:1• ¹To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when he fled from Saul in the cave. Be gracious unto me, O God, be gracious unto me; for my soul taketh refuge in thee: yea, in the shadow of thy wings do I take refuge, until the calamities be overpast. (Psa. 57:1)

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Psa. 59:1• ¹To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. Deliver me from mine enemies, O my God; secure me on high from them that rise up against me. (Psa. 59:1)

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Psa. 59• (Psa. 59)

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Psa. 72:1‑4• ¹For Solomon. O God, give the king thy judgments, and thy righteousness unto the king's son.
²He will judge thy people with righteousness, and thine afflicted with judgment.
³The mountains shall bring peace to the people, and the hills, by righteousness.
⁴He will do justice to the afflicted of the people; he will save the children of the needy, and will break in pieces the oppressor. (Psa. 72:1‑4)

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Deut. 16:18‑19• ¹⁸Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes, that they may judge the people with just judgment.
¹⁹Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a bribe; for the bribe blindeth the eyes of the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous. (Deut. 16:18‑19)

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2 Sam. 23:3• ³The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me, The ruler among men shall be just, Ruling in the fear of God; (2 Sam. 23:3)

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2 Chron. 19:6‑7• ⁶And he said to the judges, Take heed what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah, who will be with you in the matter of judgment.
⁷And now, let the terror of Jehovah be upon you; be careful what ye do, for there is no iniquity with Jehovah, nor respect of persons, nor taking of presents. (2 Chron. 19:6‑7)

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Isa. 11:3‑5• ³And his delight will be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears;
⁴but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.
⁵And righteousness shall be the girdle of his reins, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins. (Isa. 11:3‑5)

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Isa. 32:1• ¹Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. (Isa. 32:1)

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Jer. 23:5‑6• ⁵Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, when I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, who shall reign as king, and act wisely, and shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.
⁶In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell in safety; and this is his name whereby he shall be called, Jehovah our Righteousness. (Jer. 23:5‑6)

O congregation.

Psa. 82:1‑2• ¹A Psalm of Asaph. God standeth in the assembly of *God, he judgeth among the gods.
²How long will ye judge unrighteously, and accept the person of the wicked? Selah. (Psa. 82:1‑2)

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Num. 11:16• ¹⁶And Jehovah said to Moses, Gather unto me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom thou knowest to be the elders of the people, and their officers; and take them to the tent of meeting, and they shall stand there with thee. (Num. 11:16)

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Deut. 1:15‑16• ¹⁵So I took the chiefs of your tribes, wise men and known, and made them chiefs over you, captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds, and captains of fifties, and captains of tens, and officers for your tribes.
¹⁶And I commanded your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between a man and his brother, and him also that sojourneth with him. (Deut. 1:15‑16)

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2 Sam. 5:3• ³And all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah; and they anointed David king over Israel. (2 Sam. 5:3)

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Matt. 26:3• ³Then the chief priests and the elders of the people were gathered together to the palace of the high priest who was called Caiaphas, (Matt. 26:3)

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Matt. 27:1• ¹And when it was morning all the chief priests and the elders of the people took counsel against Jesus so that they might put him to death. (Matt. 27:1)

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Luke 23:50‑51• ⁵⁰And behold, a man named Joseph, who was a councillor, a good man and a just
⁵¹(this man had not assented to their counsel and deed), of Arimathaea, a city of the Jews, who also waited, himself also, for the kingdom of God (Luke 23:50‑51)

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Acts 5:21• ²¹And when they heard it, they entered very early into the temple and taught. And when the high priest was come, and they that were with him, they called together the council and all the elderhood of the sons of Israel, and sent to the prison to have them brought. (Acts 5:21)

O ye.

Psa. 82:6‑7• ⁶I have said, Ye are gods, and all of you are children of the Most High;
⁷But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes. (Psa. 82:6‑7)

• Book 2, Series 2. The Great Tribulation. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• The force of the psalm is this: the wicked as such are hopeless as to amendment, but God will judge them; so that men will see that there is a reward for the righteous and a God that judgeth the earth. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 55-58” by J.N. Darby)

• (vv. 1-5) The first portion of the psalm describes the condition of the world immediately preceding the judgment of the living nations. (“Psalms 58” by H. Smith)

• This psalm describes the condition of things in the land of Israel just prior to the Lord’s coming (the appearing of Christ) to deliver the godly remnant. (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

• The government in the land under Antichrist, the willful king (Dan. 11:36-39), is seen as wholly corrupted. The judges (government officials, etc.) work wickedness and violence. All righteousness is gone (vs. 1-5). (“Book 2.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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To the chief Musician. ’Destroy not.’ Of David. Michtamf. Is righteousness indeed silent? Do ye speak itp? Do ye judge with equity, ye sons of men?

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See Ps. 16.

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Some would read "Do ye mighty ones indeed speak righteousness?"