A stern imprecatory psalm against corrupt rulers who deal out violence instead of justice, asking God to break their power. It ends assuring that “there is a God who judges on earth,” so that the righteous will rejoice to see justice done.
Psalms study chapter
Psalms 58
David; imprecationA cry for God to judge unjust rulers, that the righteous may see justice.
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