King James Version

Psalms 58:2

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 58:3.

אַףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.בְּלֵב֮belevin comfortablyלֵבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…עוֹלֹ֪תolotiniquityעֶוֶלnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “iniquity”, the ordinary formH5766(moral) eviliniquity, perverseness, unjust(-ly), unrighteousness(-ly); wicked(-ness).תִּפְעָ֫ל֥וּןtifalundoפָּעַלverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “do”, an unfinished actionH6466to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practisecommit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).בָּאָ֡רֶץbaaretsin earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “in earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.חֲמַ֥סchamasviolenceחָמָסnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “violence”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2555violence; by implication, wrong; by meton. unjust gaincruel(-ty), damage, false, injustice, [idiom] oppressor, unrighteous, violence (against, done), violent (dealing), wrong.יְ֝דֵיכֶ֗םyedeykhemhandיָדnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “hand”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, […תְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּןtefalesunweighפָּלַסverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “weigh”, an unfinished actionH6424properly, to roll flat, i.e. prepare (a road); also to revolve, i.e. weigh (mentally)make, ponder, weigh.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(58-3) Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; and defend me from them that rise up against me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(58-3) Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For ye work iniquities in your hearts in the earth: your hands plot unrighteousness.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ γὰρ ἐν καρδίᾳ ἀνομίας ἐργάζεσθε ἐν τῇ γῇ, ἀδικίαν αἱ χεῖρες ὑμῶν συμπλέκουσιν.