Psalm 58
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1For the director of music. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." Of David. A miktam. Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge people with equity?1For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
2No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth.2No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
3Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.3The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
5that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.5refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
6Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; LORD, tear out the fangs of those lions!6O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
7Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.7May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
8May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along, like a stillborn child that never sees the sun.8Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
9Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns-- whether they be green or dry--the wicked will be swept away.9Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
10The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.10The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11Then people will say, "Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth."11Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
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