Psalm 58

Psalms 58 and 59 are a pair; they speak of the enemies of the godly Israelites. The first verse of Psalm 58 is better read, "Is righteousness indeed silent? Do ye speak it? Do ye judge with equity, ye sons of men?"

In verse 2 the sense of "weigh" is to ponder, or deliberate over, the violence these men were engaged in. Verses 3 to 5 declare the Scriptural verdict upon man by nature. (See Romans 3:9-18; 2⁹What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin; ¹⁰As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: ¹¹There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. ¹²They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. ¹³Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: ¹⁴Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness: ¹⁵Their feet are swift to shed blood: ¹⁶Destruction and misery are in their ways: ¹⁷And the way of peace have they not known: ¹⁸There is no fear of God before their eyes. (Romans 3:9‑18)
Timothy 3:1-8; 4:3, 4). How keen the characteristics of the wicked in verses 4 and 5!

The expressions found in verses 6-10 would be entirely out of place for a Christian, because this is the day of grace; soon will dawn the day of judgment, when grace is no more shown to an unrepentant world; at that time these calls upon God for vengeance upon the wicked, will be quite according to His mind. (See Revelation 6:10, 11-18).

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