Introduction
Overview
Psalm 58 . 1 , David reproves wicked judges; Psalm 58 . 3 , describes the nature of the wicked; Psalm 58 . 6 , devotes them to God’s judgments; Psalm 58 . 10 , whereat the righteous shall rejoice.
Psalm 57 . 1 , Psalm 59 . 1 *titles
Do . Psalm 72 . 1-4 , Deuteronomy 16 . 18 , Deuteronomy 16 . 19 , 2 Samuel 23 . 3 , 2 Chronicles 19 . 6 , 2 Chronicles 19 . 7 , Isaiah 11 . 3-5 , Isaiah 32 . 1 , Jeremiah 23 . 5 , Jeremiah 23 . 6
O congregation . Psalm 82 . 1 , Psalm 82 . 2 , Numbers 11 . 16 , Deuteronomy 1 . 15 , Deuteronomy 1 . 16 , 2 Samuel 5 . 3 , Matthew 26 . 3 , Matthew 27 . 1 , Luke 23 . 50 , Luke 23 . 51 , Acts 5 . 21
O ye . Psalm 82 . 6 , Psalm 82 . 7
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 25 . 1 . General Psalm 4 . 2 . O Psalm 56 . 1 . Michtam Psalm 119 . 85 . which Proverbs 31 . 9 . General Ecclesiastes 3 . 16 . General Isaiah 32 . 6 . and his heart Isaiah 59 . 8 . judgment Micah 3 . 9 . that Habakkuk 1 . 4 . for John 7 . 24 . General John 8 . 15 . judge John 19 . 13 . and sat Acts 4 . 19 . judge Acts 16 . 37 . They have Acts 23 . 3 . for Acts 24 . 25 . righteousness Galatians 2 . 14 . walked James 2 . 4 . judges
in heart . Psalm 21 . 11 , Ecclesiastes 3 . 16 , Isaiah 59 . 4-6 , Jeremiah 22 . 16 , Jeremiah 22 . 17 , Ezekiel 22 . 12 , Ezekiel 22 . 27 , Micah 3 . 1-3 , Micah 3 . 9-12 , John 11 . 47-53
weigh . Psalm 94 . 20 , Isaiah 10 . 1 , Isaiah 26 . 7
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 25 . 1 . General Psalm 5 . 9 . inward Psalm 82 . 2 . judge Psalm 119 . 85 . which Proverbs 31 . 9 . General Isaiah 32 . 6 . and his heart Isaiah 59 . 6 . their works Isaiah 59 . 8 . judgment Jeremiah 19 . 15 . that they Daniel 11 . 27 . shall be to Habakkuk 1 . 4 . for Mark 7 . 21 . out John 7 . 24 . General John 8 . 15 . judge John 19 . 13 . and sat Acts 16 . 37 . They have Acts 21 . 35 . for Acts 23 . 3 . for Acts 24 . 25 . righteousness
estranged . etc. Psalm 51 . 5 , Job 15 . 14 , Proverbs 22 . 15 , Isaiah 48 . 8 , Ephesians 2 . 3
as soon . etc. Heb. from the belly , Psalm 22 . 10 , Isaiah 46 . 3
Reciprocal . Genesis 8 . 21 . the imagination Psalm 4 . 2 . leasing Psalm 5 . 9 . For Psalm 10 . 7 . and deceit Psalm 36 . 3 . The words Psalm 144 . 8 . mouth Proverbs 20 . 11 . General Isaiah 1 . 4 . gone away backward Matthew 3 . 7 . O generation Matthew 15 . 11 . but Matthew 23 . 33 . serpents Mark 7 . 21 . out
poison . Psalm 140 . 3 , Ecclesiastes 10 . 11 , Romans 3 . 13 , James 3 . 8
like . Heb. according to the likeness of
serpent . Matthew 3 . 7 , Matthew 23 . 33
the deaf . Jeremiah 8 . 17 , adder or asp , Pethen , is no doubt the boeten of the Arabians , which M. Forskal describes as spotted with black and white , about one foot in length , nearly half an inch thick , oviparous , and its bite almost instant death. It is the aspic of the ancients , and is so called the literati of Cyprus , though the common people call it ךןץצח , deaf. Job 20 . 14 , Job 20 . 16 , Isaiah 11 . 8
Reciprocal . Genesis 3 . 2 . serpent Deuteronomy 32 . 33 . the poison Psalm 91 . 13 . adder Proverbs 21 . 13 . stoppeth Zechariah 7 . 11 . stopped Matthew 15 . 11 . but Luke 3 . 7 . O generation Acts 7 . 57 . stopped
Which . That serpents might be charmed or rendered harmless was well known to the ancients. Virgil , and many others state the fact . Frigidus in pratis cantando , rumpitur anguis. "In the meadows the cold snake is burst by incantation."
charming never so wisely . or , be the charmer never so cunning , Deuteronomy 18 . 11 , Isaiah 19 . 3
Reciprocal . Ecclesiastes 10 . 11 . the serpent Jeremiah 8 . 17 . which Jeremiah 25 . 30 . his holy Zechariah 7 . 11 . stopped Luke 3 . 7 . O generation
Break their . Psalm 3 . 7 , Psalm 10 . 15 , Job 4 . 10 , Job 4 . 11 , Job 29 . 17 , Ezekiel 30 . 21-26
young . Psalm 17 . 12 , Psalm 91 . 13 , Numbers 23 . 24 , Isaiah 31 . 4 , Hosea 5 . 14 , Micah 5 . 8
Reciprocal . Job 41 . 14 . his teeth Psalm 7 . 9 . Oh Psalm 57 . 4 . among Proverbs 30 . 14 . whose Jeremiah 51 . 38 . roar Lamentations 3 . 16 . broken Ezekiel 19 . 2 . young lions Zechariah 9 . 7 . I will
Psalm 22 . 14 , Psalm 64 . 7 , Psalm 64 . 8 , Psalm 112 . 10 , Exodus 15 . 15 , Joshua 2 . 9-11 , Joshua 7 . 5 , 2 Samuel 17 . 10 , Isaiah 13 . 7
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 14 . 16 . melted away Job 24 . 18 . swift Psalm 64 . 3 . bend Daniel 2 . 5 . ye shall
a snail . Shabbelool , in Chaldee tivlala , the snail , is probably so called from the Arabic balla , to wet , moisten , because of the glutinous slime emitted from its body , by which it appears to waste itself away in its own motion; and in the same manner the wicked prove their own destruction.
pass . Psalm 37 . 35 , Psalm 37 . 36 , Matthew 24 . 35 , James 1 . 10
untimely . Job 3 . 16 , Ecclesiastes 6 . 3
Reciprocal . Numbers 12 . 12 . of whom Job 3 . 11 . died I Job 10 . 19 . General Job 24 . 19 . so doth Job 29 . 17 . I brake Psalm 112 . 10 . melt Ecclesiastes 6 . 5 . this Hosea 9 . 11 . from the birth
thorns . Psalm 118 . 12 , Ecclesiastes 7 . 6
as . Psalm 10 . 2 , Psalm 10 . 5 , Psalm 55 . 23 , Psalm 73 . 18-20 , Job 18 . 18 , Job 20 . 5-29 , Proverbs 1 . 27 , Proverbs 10 . 25 , Proverbs 14 . 32 , Isaiah 17 . 13 , Isaiah 40 . 24 , Jeremiah 23 . 19
both living . etc. Heb. as living as wrath , Numbers 16 . 30
Reciprocal . Judges 16 . 9 . toucheth 1 Kings 16 . 19 . in doing Job 24 . 19 . so doth Job 27 . 19 . he openeth Job 27 . 21 . a storm Psalm 73 . 19 . How Psalm 83 . 15 . General Isaiah 37 . 7 . I will Isaiah 57 . 13 . but the Jeremiah 30 . 23 . the whirlwind Zechariah 7 . 14 . scattered
righteous . Psalm 52 . 6 , Psalm 64 . 10 , Psalm 68 . 1-3 , Psalm 107 . 42 , Judges 5 . 31 , Proverbs 11 . 10 , Revelation 11 . 17 , Revelation 11 . 18 , Revelation 18 . 20 , Revelation 19 . 1-6
wash . Psalm 68 . 23 , Job 29 . 6 , Revelation 14 . 20
Reciprocal . Exodus 14 . 30 . saw Exodus 34 . 7 . that will by no means clear the guilty Deuteronomy 6 . 22 . before Judges 9 . 56 . God rendered Judges 16 . 28 . that I may 1 Samuel 25 . 39 . Blessed 2 Samuel 18 . 31 . the Lord 1 Kings 20 . 28 . therefore will 1 Kings 21 . 19 . In the place 2 Chronicles 23 . 21 . General 2 Chronicles 24 . 23 . princes Job 19 . 29 . that ye may Job 22 . 19 . righteous Job 34 . 26 . in Psalm 5 . 11 . But Psalm 7 . 7 . So Psalm 9 . 16 . known Psalm 21 . 13 . so will Psalm 35 . 9 . General Psalm 36 . 12 . There Psalm 37 . 10 . thou Psalm 48 . 11 . because Psalm 54 . 7 . and mine Psalm 68 . 3 . But Psalm 91 . 8 . Only Psalm 97 . 8 . because Proverbs 29 . 16 . but Ecclesiastes 5 . 8 . regardeth Isaiah 14 . 16 . shall narrowly Isaiah 24 . 16 . glory Isaiah 49 . 26 . and all Isaiah 66 . 24 . and look Jeremiah 51 . 48 . the heaven Ezekiel 25 . 14 . and they shall know Micah 7 . 10 . mine Malachi 1 . 5 . The Lord Malachi 3 . 18 . discern Romans 3 . 5 . Is God Romans 11 . 22 . therefore Revelation 6 . 10 . dost Revelation 18 . 9 . shall bewail Revelation 19 . 13 . clothed
Verily there is . Psalm 73 . 13-15 , Psalm 92 . 15 , Malachi 3 . 14 , Romans 2 . 5
a reward for . Heb. fruit of the , etc. Isaiah 3 . 10 , Romans 6 . 21 , Romans 6 . 22
verily he . Psalm 9 . 16 , Psalm 64 . 9 , Psalm 67 . 4 , Psalm 33 . 18 , Psalm 96 . 13 , Psalm 98 . 9 , Malachi 2 . 17 , 2 Peter 3 . 4-10
Reciprocal . Genesis 15 . 1 . and thy Genesis 18 . 25 . Shall Exodus 10 . 2 . that ye Exodus 34 . 7 . that will by no means clear the guilty Deuteronomy 4 . 35 . know Deuteronomy 6 . 22 . before Judges 5 . 31 . So let Judges 9 . 56 . God rendered Judges 16 . 28 . that I may Ruth 2 . 12 . recompense 1 Samuel 25 . 39 . Blessed 1 Kings 20 . 28 . therefore will 1 Kings 21 . 19 . In the place 2 Chronicles 15 . 7 . your work 2 Chronicles 23 . 21 . General 2 Chronicles 24 . 23 . princes Job 19 . 29 . that ye may Job 34 . 26 . in Psalm 7 . 7 . So Psalm 18 . 20 . rewarded Psalm 21 . 13 . so will Psalm 35 . 9 . General Psalm 36 . 12 . There Psalm 37 . 10 . thou Psalm 52 . 6 . laugh Psalm 54 . 7 . and mine Psalm 75 . 7 . God Psalm 79 . 10 . let him Psalm 91 . 8 . Only Psalm 94 . 15 . But Psalm 107 . 42 . righteous Proverbs 11 . 10 . when Ecclesiastes 5 . 8 . thou seest Isaiah 14 . 16 . shall narrowly Isaiah 26 . 9 . for Isaiah 49 . 26 . and all Isaiah 66 . 24 . and look Jeremiah 51 . 48 . the heaven Ezekiel 25 . 14 . and they shall know Ezekiel 30 . 8 . shall know Ezekiel 36 . 35 . they shall Malachi 1 . 5 . The Lord Malachi 3 . 18 . discern Matthew 5 . 12 . for great Romans 3 . 5 . Is God Romans 11 . 22 . therefore Hebrews 11 . 6 . a rewarder Revelation 6 . 10 . dost