Psalms 58:2 KJV

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

Thou and Ye

  • ye, your more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • Wicked judges described and reprovedWhen wrong is done under the form of law, it is worse than any other; especially it is grievous to behold those who profess to be children of God, joining...

Thompson Chains

  • Evil HeartSee the chain from Ecclesiastes 8:11 · 7 links
  • ViolenceSee the chain from Genesis 6:13 · 8 links

Cross References

  • Psalms 94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
  • Isaiah 10:1 Woe unto them that decree unrighteous decrees, and that write grievousness which they have prescribed;
  • Psalms 21:11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.
  • Ecclesiastes 3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
  • Isaiah 26:7 The way of the just is uprightness: thou, most upright, dost weigh the path of the just.

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Topics

  • David Probably writes Psalms Eleven at this period of his life
  • Depravity of man General scriptures concerning Depravity of man
  • Judge Character of, and precepts relating to
  • Psalms Didactic
  • Rulers Wicked

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Yea, in heart אַף ʾap Affirmation בְּלֵב bĕlēb לֵב Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • ye work תִּפְעָלוּן tipʿālûn פָּעַל Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural
  • wickedness עוֹלֹת ʿôlōt עֶוֶל Noun · masculine or feminine plural
  • ye weigh תְּפַלֵּסוּן tĕpallēsûn פָּלַס Verb · piel imperfect, second person masculine plural
  • the violence חֲמַס ḥămas חָמָס Noun · masculine singular construct
  • of your hands יְדֵיכֶם yĕdêkem יָד Noun · masculine or feminine dual construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
  • in the earth בָּאָרֶץ bāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with preposition with the

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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