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Psalms 58:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary on Psalms 58:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public domain

A bold protest against unrighteous judges.

I. THE INVETERATELY WICKED. (.)

1. Wicked within and, without. (, .) In heart and deed.

2. Wicked by nature and by habit. (.) Go astray all their lives.

3. Incorrigible. (.) Like the adder that will not be turned by the voice of the charmer.

II. THEIR PUNISHMENT. (.)

1. They shall be rendered powerless in their designs. (.) All the figures in mean this.

2. They shall become the objects of God's righteous vengeance. (, .)

3. The victims of their wickedness shall see their overthrow, and rejoice in it. (, .) They shall rejoice that there is a God that judgeth among men.—S.

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