John Trapp on Psalms 58:3

Verſ. 3. The wickedare eſtranged from the womb] q.d. Theſe enemies of mine are old ſinners; hardened and habituated in wickedneſſe from the very womb; it hath alſo grown up with them, and quite turned away their hearts from God and goodneſſe, whereunto they ſtand utterly acroſs, and have an innate Antipathy, they are not only averſe thereto, but adverſe alſo; yea to their ſinews of Iron they have added brows of braſs, Iſa. 48.4. ſinfull indeed we are all by nature, and a birth-blot we bring into the World with us, making us ſtrangers to, and ſtrayers from God. But ſome God ſanctifieth even from the womb, as he did Jeremy; and ſome by the light of nature, not altogether extinct, and by Gods reſtraining grace are reigned in from notorious outrage in ſin. Whereas others caſt off by God, and ſuffered to walk after their own hearts luſts, in pe[illegible: 1 letter]us indies proficiunt, wax every day worſe and worſe, as the Apoſtle ſpeaketh, till their iniquity be full, and ſo wrath come upon them to the utmoſt. But as young Nettles ſting ſtrait, and young Crabfiſhes go backward, and young. Urchins are rough ſo naughty nature ſoon appeareth in little ones. Va[illegible: 1 letter]ezatha the youngeſt of Hamans ſons, is by the Hebrews ſaid to be the moſt malicious; and hath therefore one letter in his name bigger than the reſt.

They go aſtray aſſoon at they be [illegible: 1 letter]orn] Heb. From the b[illegible: 2 letters]y; Partus ſequitur v[illegible: 1 letter]ntrem, no ſooner could they do any thing but they were doing evill, liſping out lyes and ſlanders be[illegible: 1 letter]imes.