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; set to Al-tashheth. A Mikhtam of David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, O gods? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
2No! You plan how to do what is unjust; you deal out violence in the earth. 2No, in heart you work unrighteousness; On earth you weigh out the violence of your hands.
3The wicked turn aside from birth; liars go astray as soon as they are born. 3The wicked are estranged from the womb; These who speak lies go astray 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 serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
5that does not respond to the magicians, or to a skilled snake-charmer. 5So that it does not hear the voice of charmers, Or a skillful caster of spells.
6O God, break the teeth in their mouths! Smash the jawbones of the lions, O LORD! 6O God, shatter their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, O LORD.
7Let them disappear like water that flows away! Let them wither like grass! 7Let them flow away like water that runs off; When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.
8Let them be like a snail that melts away as it moves along! Let them be like stillborn babies that never see the sun! 8Let them be as a snail which melts away as it goes along, Like the miscarriages of a woman which never 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 fire of thorns He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
10The godly will rejoice when they see vengeance carried out; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked. 10The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance; 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!" 11And men will say, "Surely there is a reward for the righteous; Surely there is a God who judges on earth!"
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