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Psalms 58:1

Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

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ASV

Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

KJV

Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

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Original language & word study

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
הַֽאֻמְנָ֗םha.'um.Nam¿ reallyH552 →
אֵ֣לֶם'E.lemsilenceH482 →
צֶ֭דֶקTze.dekrighteousnessH6664 →
תְּדַבֵּר֑וּןte.da.be.Rundo you speak !H1696 →
מֵישָׁרִ֥יםmei.sha.Rimuprightness<es>H4339 →
תִּ֝שְׁפְּט֗וּtish.pe.Tudo you judge?H8199 →
בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] children ofH1121 →
אָדָֽם׃'a.DamhumankindH120 →

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Psalms 57:1Have mercy on me, O God, have mercy, for in You my soul takes refuge. In the shadow of Your wings I will take shelter until the danger has passed.Isaiah 11:3–5And He will delight in the fear of the LORD. He will not judge by what His eyes see, and He will not decide by what His ears hear,Psalms 72:1–4Endow the king with Your justice, O God, and the son of the king with Your righteousness.Deuteronomy 16:18–19You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.Psalms 82:1–2God presides in the divine assembly; He renders judgment among the gods:Deuteronomy 1:15–16So I took the leaders of your tribes, wise and respected men, and appointed them as leaders over you—as commanders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens, and as officers for your tribes.2 Chronicles 19:6–7Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.Jeremiah 23:5–6Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.2 Samuel 23:3The God of Israel spoke; the Rock of Israel said to me, ‘He who rules the people with justice, who rules in the fear of God,Psalms 4:2How long, O men, will my honor be maligned? How long will you love vanity and seek after lies? SelahLuke 23:50–51Now there was a Council member named Joseph, a good and righteous man,Matthew 26:3At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,Psalms 59:1Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me.Psalms 82:6–7I have said, ‘You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.’Numbers 11:16Then the LORD said to Moses, “Bring Me seventy of the elders of Israel known to you as leaders and officers of the people. Bring them to the Tent of Meeting and have them stand there with you.2 Samuel 5:3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron, where King David made with them a covenant before the LORD. And they anointed him king over Israel.Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.Matthew 27:1When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.

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