Psalm Chapter 58 - To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David.

Psalm 58 - A Plea for Justice (King James Version)

In this episode, we explore Psalm 58 from the King James Version of the Bible, accompanied by a beautiful sound design and soundtrack. This Psalm, attributed to David, questions the righteousness and judgment of the congregation, condemning the wicked who spread lies from birth and comparing their venom to that of a serpent. The Psalmist pleads with God to break the power of the wicked and let them perish like melting snails or untimely births. In his vivid imagery, David envisions the righteous rejoicing at the sight of divine vengeance, ultimately proclaiming that there is indeed a God who judges on earth. This passage has inspired numerous classical compositions, echoing its powerful call for justice and righteousness.

00:00 Introduction to Psalm 58
00:11 Questioning Righteousness and Justice
00:19 Condemnation of the Wicked
00:47 Divine Retribution
01:20 Rejoicing in Justice

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Psalm 58 - 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?

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

The wicked are estranged from
the womb: they go astray as soon

as they be born, speaking lies.

Their poison is like the poison
of a serpent: they are like the

deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Which will not hearken to the voice
of charmers, charming never so wisely.

Break their teeth, O God, in
their mouth: break out the great

teeth of the young lions, O Lord.

Let them melt away as waters which
run continually: when he bendeth

his bow to shoot his arrows,
let them be as cut in pieces.

As a snail which melteth, let every one
of them pass away: like the untimely birth

of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Before your pots can feel the thorns,
he shall take them away as with a

whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

The righteous shall rejoice when he
seeth the vengeance: he shall wash

his feet in the blood of the wicked.

So that a man shall say, Verily there
is a reward for the righteous: verily

he is a God that judgeth in the earth.