Psalms 58:2

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

"Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth." - Psalms 58:2
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What does Psalms 58:2 mean?

Psalms 58:2 (KJV) states, "Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth." This verse is a part of Psalm 58, which is attributed to David. It is a lament of the corruption and injustice found in the world, particularly among those in…

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The Weight of Wickedness: Understanding the Heart's Deception in Psalms 58:2

In the midst of human turmoil and distress, the Book of Psalms serves as a timeless reflection of the human experience, often wrestling with themes of justice, wickedness, and the intricate workings of the human heart. Psalm 58:2 presents a stark warning about the inner…

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A Prayer for Justice and Righteousness

O Lord, our God, the Creator of heaven and earth, I come before You with a heart full of reverence and humility, seeking Your guidance and divine intervention in our world today. In the quietness of this moment, I meditate on the words from Psalm 58:2, which tell us, "Yea, in…

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Psalms 58:2 - "Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth."
Psalms 58:4 - "Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;"
Psalms 58:5 - "Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely."
Psalms 58:11 - "So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth."
"Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;" - Psalms 58:4
"So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth." - Psalms 58:11
Psalms 58:6 - "Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD."
Psalms 78:58 - "For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images."
Psalms 58:3 - "The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies."
"The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies." - Psalms 58:3
Psalms 58:10 - "The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked."
Psalms 119:58 - "I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word."
Psalms 58:1 - "Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?"
Psalms 58:8 - "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."
Psalms 58:9 - "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." - Psalms 58:10
"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." - Psalms 58:8
Psalms 81:2 - "Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery."
"Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely." - Psalms 58:5
Psalms 58:7 - "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."
"For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images." - Psalms 78:58
"Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD." - Psalms 58:6
"I intreated thy favour with my whole heart: be merciful unto me according to thy word." - Psalms 119:58
"Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?" - Psalms 58:1
Psalms 115:2 - "Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?"
Psalms 64:2 - "Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:"
"Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery." - Psalms 81:2
"Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath." - Psalms 58:9
Ezra 2:58 - "All the Nethinims, and the children of Solomon's servants, were three hundred ninety and two."