Psalms 58:1-2 in English

¹ For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David. Michtam. Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

² Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him.

² Deliver me from mine enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me.

¹ To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

² Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

² Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ (59) For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me.

² Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

¹ For the Chief Musician; set to Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David: Michtam. Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

² Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ When you mighty men speak, you never say what is right; you never decide things about people justly RHQ!

² No, in your inner beings you think only about doing what is wrong, and you commit violent crimes in this land of Israel.

¹ (59) For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O God; and ransom me from those that rise up against me.

² Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from bloody men.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

² No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

² No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

² No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David. Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

² The purposes of your hearts are evil; your hands are full of cruel doings on the earth.

¹ To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam. Is righteousness indeed silent? Do ye speak it? Do ye judge with equity, ye sons of men?

² Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ Unto the end, destroy not, for David for an inscription of It title, when Saul sent and watched his house to kill him.

² Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; and defend me from them that rise up against me.

¹ For the music director. According to “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm (miktam) of David. You leaders, do you really say what is right? Do you judge people fairly?

² No, for in your minds you plan evil. You cause violence everywhere!

¹ To him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme of David on Michtam. Is it true? O Congregation, speake ye iustly? O sonnes of men, iudge ye vprightly?

² Yea, rather ye imagine mischiefe in your heart: your hands execute crueltie vpon the earth.

¹ (58-1) For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam. (58-2) Do ye indeed speak as a righteous company? Do ye judge with equity the sons of men?

² (58-3) Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands.

¹ To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

² Yea, in heart you work wickedness; You weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ “To the chief musician Al-tashcheth, by David, a Michtham.” (58:2) Do you indeed, who are dumb, speak righteously? do ye judge in uprightness, O ye sons of men?

² (58:3) Even in your heart ye work injustice: on the earth do ye weigh out the violence of your hands.

¹ For the end. Destroy not: by David for a memorial, when Saul sent, and watched his house to kill him.

² Deliver me from mine enemies, O God; And ransom me from those that rise up against me.

¹ “For the leader of the music. To the tune of “Do not destroy.” A psalm of David.” Do ye, indeed, administer justice faithfully, ye mighty ones? Do ye judge with uprightness, ye sons of men?

² Nay, in your hearts ye contrive iniquity; Your hands weigh out violence in the land!

¹ For the leader. Al tashheth. Of David. A michtam. Do you speak what is right, you gods? With equity judge you your people?

² In the land you practise iniquity — all of you; violence do you dispense with your hands.

¹ For the leader. Al tashheth. Of David. A michtam. Do you speak what is right, you gods? With equity judge you your people?

² In the land you practise iniquity — all of you; violence do you dispense with your hands.

¹ Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

² No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ For the chief musician; set to Al Tashheth. A psalm of David. A michtam. Do you rulers speak righteousness? Do you judge uprightly, you people?

² No, you commit wickedness in your heart; you distribute violence throughout the land with your hands.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

² No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

² No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

² Yes, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

² No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?

² No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.

¹ To victory, lose thou not the sweet song, either the seemly psalm, of David. Forsooth if ye speak rightfulness or rightwiseness verily; ye sons of men, deem rightfully or evenly.

² For in heart ye work wickedness in earth; your hands make ready unrightfulnesses or unrightwisenesses.

¹ To victory, lose thou not the sweet song, either the seemly psalm, of David. Forsooth if ye speak rightfulness verily; ye sons of men, deem rightfully. (For the choirmaster, to the tune of ‘Do not destroy’, a sweet psalm, yea, a comely song by David. Speak ye truly with righteousness, ye sons and daughters of men? judge ye justly? No!)

² For in heart ye work wickedness in earth; your hands make ready unrightfulnesses. (For in your hearts ye do evil; and your hands bring forth unrightfulnesses, or wickedness, in all the earth.)

¹ To the Overseer. — 'Destroy not.' — A secret treasure, by David. Is it true, O dumb one, righteously ye speak? Uprightly ye judge, O sons of men?

² Even in heart ye work iniquities, In the land the violence of your hands ye ponder.