Psalm 58:3

Translations

Modern

The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.

Traditional

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Literal

The wicked are estranged from the womb; they have gone astray from the belly, speaking lies.

Latin

Alienati sunt peccatores a vulva; erraverunt ab utero: locuti sunt falsa.

Original

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English

The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.

Notes

Psalms 58:3

All humans are born with a tendency to sin (see Psalm 51:5). However, the wicked follow their sinful desires, while the godly struggle against them (Romans 7:19–23; James 4:1–10).

Psalms 58:1–5

The administrators of justice were furthering their own interests rather than those of the needy. The absence of justice gradually resulted in a violent society.

Psalms 58:1–11

The administration of justice is a mark of good government. God expects nothing less from his people. The psalmist condemns Israel’s leaders for abusing their power, and he calls on the Lord to rain down his curses upon the wicked. The demonstration of divine justice will reassure the godly that God is just.

Psalms 51:1–65:13

These psalms of David share a common theme. They reflect on the experience of evil. In Psalm 51, the psalmist admits his wrongdoing and asks for God's forgiveness. Psalms 52–64 express sorrow over specific evils David faced. A song of praise (Psalm 65) brings David's laments to an end.

Theme notes and profiles

David

Related verses

Psalm 51:5
Surely I was brought forth in iniquity; I was sinful when my mother conceived me.
Isaiah 48:8
You have never heard; you have never understood; for a long time your ears have not been open. For I knew how deceitful you are; you have been called a rebel from birth.
Proverbs 22:15
Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Job 15:14
What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
Ephesians 2:3
All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
Psalm 22:10
From birth I was cast upon You; from my mother’s womb You have been my God.
Isaiah 46:3
“Listen to Me, O house of Jacob, all the remnant of the house of Israel, who have been sustained from the womb, carried along since birth.

Glossary

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Topics

Age of Accountability Being Born in Sin Being Born in to Sin Character of the Wicked: Lying Depravity of Man: General Scriptures Concerning Falsehood: General Scriptures Concerning Heredity: General Scriptures Concerning Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Lying: The Wicked: Addicted To, from Their Infancy The Fall of Man: Man in Consequence of Estranged from God Total Depravity Wicked (People): Described

Psalm 58:3

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