Psalms 58

1 For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam. Do ye indeed speak as a righteous company? Do ye judge with equity the sons of men?

To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands.

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; the speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

4 Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear;

Their poison [is] like the poison of a serpent: [they are] like the deaf adder [that] stoppeth her ear;

5 Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells.

Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth; break out the cheek-teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

7 Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

Let them melt away as waters [which] run continually: [when] he bendeth [his bow to shoot] his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

8 Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away; like the untimely births of a woman, that have not seen the sun.

As a snail [which] melteth, let [every one of them] pass away: [like] the untimely birth of a woman, [that] they may not see the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike.

Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in [his] wrath.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

11 And men shall say: 'Verily there is a reward for the righteous; verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.'

So that a man shall say, Verily [there is] a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.