August 6, 2025

David had not yet ascended to the throne when it is thought that Saul may have brought charges against him in a judicial court, which gave Saul the authority to go after him. If true, David wrote Psalms 58 in response to the court's unjust act, who were probably bribed with gifts from Saul to render such judgment. David held nothing back in his response to their accusations of him being a lone wolf. The government was corrupt, much like we see today. They tremble when a leader with a proclivity for justice comes into power because their misdeeds will come under scrutiny.

Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. Psalms 58:1-2

God is just, so those who’ve had evil dealings will face his wrath, and the righteous will watch as they fall from their pedestal. Little by little, we are seeing God’s recompense of the wicked come to fruition, and soon we will rejoice in the demise of their activity. We look forward to a righteous government where Jesus is King and all our hopes and dreams come true under his reign.

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. Psalms 58:10-11