What does Psalm 58:3 mean?

Psalm 58:3 highlights themes such as wickedness, deception, sin when read in context.

How should I apply Psalm 58:3 today?

Read the surrounding passage, compare related cross references, and turn the verse into a short prayer and concrete action.

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

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

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

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

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

5Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

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Romans 3:10-12
Both passages highlight the universal nature of sin and the estrangement from God.
Ephesians 2:3
Both verses discuss the sinful nature of humanity from birth.
John 8:44
Jesus describes the devil as the father of lies, echoing the theme of deception in this verse.