| 58 | Psalms | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| [To the choirmaster: according to Do Not Destroy. A Miktam of David.] | Judge of Earthly Judges. Psalm 58(v57) | ||
| Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods? Do you judge the sons of men uprightly? | |||
| Nay, in your hearts you devise wrongs; your hands deal out violence on earth. | |||
| The wicked go astray from the womb, they err from their birth, speaking lies. | |||
| They have venom like the venom of a serpent, like the deaf adder that stops its ear, | |||
| so that it does not hear the voice of charmers or of the cunning enchanter. | |||
| O God, break the teeth in their mouths; tear out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD! | |||
| Let them vanish like water that runs away; like grass let them be trodden down and wither. | |||
| Let them be like the snail which dissolves into slime, like the untimely birth that never sees the sun. | |||
| Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns, whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away! | |||
| The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked. | |||
| Men will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; surely there is a God who judges on earth." | |||
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