Psalm 58
Psalm 58 Meaning
Psalm 58 is a bold cry against unjust rulers who deal out violence instead of justice. It uses vivid images to describe how the wicked seem beyond correction.
Yet it ends in confidence that the righteous will rejoice, for surely there is a God who judges on the earth. Evil will not have the final word.
Key verses from Psalm 58
“Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?”
Psalm 58:1
“So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.”
Psalm 58:11
How Psalm 58 points to Jesus
Jesus is the righteous Judge who will finally set right every injustice this psalm protests. In Him the longing for a world made fair is not naive but sure.