Psalms 58:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.”

Psalms 58:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 58:2 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 58:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth.”

Psalms 58:2 — World English Bible

Psalms 58:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth. ”

Psalms 58:2 — American Standard Version

Psalms 58:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Even in heart ye work iniquities, In the land the violence of your hands ye ponder.”

Psalms 58:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 58:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“ Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth. ”

Psalms 58:2 — Darby Translation

Psalms 58:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yea, rather ye imagine mischiefe in your heart: your hands execute crueltie vpon the earth.”

Psalms 58:2 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 58:2 in Context — Psalms 58

1 Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

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

4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

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What Does Psalms 58:2 Mean?

Psalms 58:2 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 58. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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