Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
David challenges his enemies with a piercing question: Do you yourselves not see the justice of my cause? When a man's innocence is evident enough to appeal to his very accusers, he stands on solid ground. He exposes their calumnies by demanding their own testimony to his integrity.
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Commenting on Psalm 58:1-11
Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? The enemies of David were a numerous and united band, and because they so unanimously condemned the persecuted one, they were apt to take it for granted that their verdict was a right one. "What everybody says must be true, "is a lying proverb based upon the presumption which comes of large combinations.
A bench of judges, learned in righteous statutes, corrupted by Saul's patronage into instruments of his hatred. They would not speak righteousness or judge uprightly, though that was their sworn office. In the place of judgment itself, wickedness had taken the throne.
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Commenting on Psalm 58:1-5