Tehillim · Psalms
Tehillim Chapter 58
- Author:
- King David
- 12 verses
- Book Two
- Reading time:
- 1 min
- Day 10 of monthly cycle
Chapter 58 of Tehillim belongs to Book Two (chapters 42 through 72), and is traditionally attributed to King David. It contains 12 verses in vocalized Hebrew from the Westminster Leningrad Codex, paired with the JPS 1917 English translation (both public domain).
- לַמְנַצֵּ֥חַ אַל־תַּשְׁחֵ֗ת לְדָוִ֥ד מִכְתָּֽם׃
- הַֽאֻמְנָ֗ם אֵ֣לֶם צֶ֭דֶק תְּדַבֵּר֑וּן מֵישָׁרִ֥ים תִּ֝שְׁפְּט֗וּ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָֽם׃
- אַף־בְּלֵב֮ עוֹלֹ֪ת תִּפְעָ֫ל֥וּן בָּאָ֡רֶץ חֲמַ֥ס יְ֝דֵיכֶ֗ם תְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּן׃
- זֹ֣רוּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים מֵרָ֑חֶם תָּע֥וּ מִ֝בֶּ֗טֶן דֹּבְרֵ֥י כָזָֽב׃
- חֲמַת־לָ֗מוֹ כִּדְמ֥וּת חֲמַת־נָחָ֑שׁ כְּמוֹ־פֶ֥תֶן חֵ֝רֵ֗שׁ יַאְטֵ֥ם אָזְנֽוֹ׃
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־יִ֭שְׁמַע לְק֣וֹל מְלַחֲשִׁ֑ים חוֹבֵ֖ר חֲבָרִ֣ים מְחֻכָּֽם׃
- אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים הֲרָס־שִׁנֵּ֥ימוֹ בְּפִ֑ימוֹ מַלְתְּע֥וֹת כְּ֝פִירִ֗ים נְתֹ֣ץ ׀ יְהוָֽה׃
- יִמָּאֲס֣וּ כְמוֹ־מַ֭יִם יִתְהַלְּכוּ־לָ֑מוֹ יִדְרֹ֥ךְ חצו [חִ֝צָּ֗יו] כְּמ֣וֹ יִתְמֹלָֽלוּ׃
- כְּמ֣וֹ שַׁ֭בְּלוּל תֶּ֣מֶס יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ נֵ֥פֶל אֵ֝֗שֶׁת בַּל־חָ֥זוּ שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃
- בְּטֶ֤רֶם יָבִ֣ינוּ סִּֽירֹתֵיכֶ֣ם אָטָ֑ד כְּמוֹ־חַ֥י כְּמוֹ־חָ֝ר֗וֹן יִשְׂעָרֶֽנּוּ׃
- יִשְׂמַ֣ח צַ֭דִּיק כִּי־חָזָ֣ה נָקָ֑ם פְּעָמָ֥יו יִ֝רְחַ֗ץ בְּדַ֣ם הָרָשָֽׁע׃
- וְיֹאמַ֣ר אָ֭דָם אַךְ־פְּרִ֣י לַצַּדִּ֑יק אַ֥ךְ יֵשׁ־אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים שֹׁפְטִ֥ים בָּאָֽרֶץ׃
English translation (JPS 1917)
- For the Leader; Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David; Michtam.
- Do ye indeed speak as a righteous company? Do ye judge with equity the sons of men?
- Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands.
- The wicked are estranged from the womb; The speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.
- Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; They are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear;
- Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Or of the most cunning binder of spells.
- Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth; Break out the cheek-teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
- Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
- Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away; Like the untimely births of a woman, that have not seen the sun.
- Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike.
- The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
- And men shall say: 'Verily there is a reward for the righteous; Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.'
Tehillim Chapter 58: questions and answers
Who wrote Tehillim chapter 58?
According to traditional Jewish attribution, chapter 58 was authored by King David. The book of Tehillim (Psalms) contains 150 chapters compiled by King David, including psalms by ten additional psalmists: Asaph, the sons of Korach, Moses, Heman, Ethan, and others.
How many verses does Psalm 58 have?
Psalm 58 contains 12 verses. The average unhurried reading time is about 1 minute.
Which of the Five Books of Psalms is chapter 58 in?
Chapter 58 belongs to Book Two (chapters 42 through 72). Parallel to Exodus of the Torah's five books.
When is Psalm 58 read in the 30-day cycle?
Following the traditional 30-day cycle for reading the entire Tehillim once a month, Psalm 58 is read on day 10.
Is the Hebrew text of Psalm 58 pointed (with nikud)?
Yes. The Hebrew text comes from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via the Sefaria public-domain project, including full nikud (vowel pointing) and ta'amei mikra (cantillation marks).
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