Psalm 58

This article is about Psalm 58 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 58 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 59.
Psalm 58
"Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation?"
Psalm 58 from Thomas Ravenscroft's Psalter: The Whole Booke of Psalmes
Other name
  • Psalm 57
  • "Si vere utique"
LanguageHebrew (original)

Psalm 58 is the 58th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation?". In the slightly different numbering system of the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible and the Latin Vulgate, this psalm is Psalm 57. In Latin, it is known as Si vere utique.[1][2]

It is one of six psalms labeled a michtam, which may mean an "engraving", "sculpture", "golden", or "secret".[3][4][5] It is also classified as one of the Imprecatory Psalms.[6] Psalm 58 is a companion piece to Psalm 57, which also describes David's difficult relationship with Saul, and both psalms refer in their headings to Altaschith or "Do Not Destroy", possibly an ancient song whose tune was to be used in singing the psalms.[7]

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies. It has been set to music.

  1. ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 57 (58) Archived 7 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine medievalist.net
  2. ^ "Comparison of Enumeration of the Psalms in the Book of Divine Worship and in the Vulgate". The Daily Office of the Catholic Church According to the Anglican Use. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ^ Spurgeon, Charles (2018). "Psalm 58 Bible Commentary". Christianity.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  4. ^ Spurgeon, Charles (2018). "Psalm 57 Bible Commentary". Christianity.com. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
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  6. ^ Creach, Jerome F. D. (2008). The Destiny of the Righteous in the Psalms. Chalice Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780827236745.
  7. ^ James D. G. Dunn (19 November 2003). Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 401. ISBN 978-0-8028-3711-0.