Psalms 58
1 For 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?
“For the leader of the music. To the tune of “Do not destroy.” A psalm of David.” Do ye, indeed, administer justice faithfully, ye mighty ones? Do ye judge with uprightness, ye sons of men?
2 No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
Nay, in your hearts ye contrive iniquity; Your hands weigh out violence in the land!
3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
The wicked are estranged, from their very birth; The liars go astray as soon as they are born.
4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
They have poison, like the poison of a serpent; Like the deaf adder's, which stoppeth her ear;
5 refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
Which listeneth not to the voice of the charmer, And of the sorcerer, skilful in incantations.
6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
Break their teeth, O God! in their mouths! Break out the great teeth of the lions, O LORD!
7 May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
May they melt like waters, which flow away; May their arrows, when they aim them, be as if cut in pieces!
8 Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
May they be like the snail, which melteth away as it goeth; Like the abortion of a woman, that seeth not the sun!
9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
Before your pots feel the heat of the thorns, Whether fresh, or burning, may they be blown away!
10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
The righteous shall rejoice, when he seeth such vengeance; He shall bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
Then shall men say, “Truly there is a reward for the righteous! Truly there is a God who is judge upon the earth!”
