Psalm 58
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1For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; a prayer of David. Do you rulers really pronounce just decisions? Do you judge people fairly? 1For the choir director: "Do Not Destroy." A Davidic Miktam. Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? Do you judge people fairly?
2No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth. 2No, you practice injustice in your hearts; with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.
3The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born. 3The wicked go astray from the womb; liars err from birth.
4Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear, 4They have venom like the venom of a snake, like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,
5that does not respond to the magicians, or to a skilled snake-charmer. 5that does not listen to the sound of the charmers who skillfully weave spells.
6O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O LORD! 6God, knock the teeth out of their mouths; LORD, tear out the young lions' fangs.
7Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass! 7They will vanish like water that flows by; they will aim their useless arrows.
8Let them be like a snail that melts away as it moves along! Let them be like stillborn babies that never see the sun! 8Like a slug that moves along in slime, like a woman's miscarried child, they will not see the sun.
9Before the kindling is even placed under your pots, he will sweep it away along with both the raw and cooked meat. 9Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns-- whether green or burning-- He will sweep them away.
10The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked. 10The righteous one will rejoice when he sees the retribution; he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11Then observers will say, "Yes indeed, the godly are rewarded! Yes indeed, there is a God who judges in the earth!" 11Then people will say," Yes, there is a reward for the righteous! There is a God who judges on earth!"
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