Psalms 58
1 “To the chief musician Al-tashcheth, by David, a Michtham.” Do you indeed, who are dumb, speak righteously? do ye judge in uprightness, O ye 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 Even in [your] heart ye work injustice: on the earth do ye weigh out the violence of your hands.
Nay, in your hearts ye contrive iniquity; Your hands weigh out violence in the land!
3 The wicked are estranged [from goodness] from the womb: those who speak lies go astray from their very birth.
The wicked are estranged, from their very birth; The liars go astray as soon as they are born.
4 They have poison like the poison of a serpent: [they are] like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
They have poison, like the poison of a serpent; Like the deaf adder's, which stoppeth her ear;
5 Which will not hearken to the voice of conjurers, yea, that of the wisest of all charmers.
Which listeneth not to the voice of the charmer, And of the sorcerer, skilful in incantations.
6 O God, break out their teeth in their mouth: the jaw-teeth of the young lions tear thou out, O Lord.
Break their teeth, O God! in their mouths! Break out the great teeth of the lions, O LORD!
7 Let them melt away as water [which] runneth off: when each one bendeth [his bow to shoot] his arrows, let them be as if cut in pieces.
May they melt like waters, which flow away; May their arrows, when they aim them, be as if cut in pieces!
8 As a snail which melteth, let him pass away; like the untimely birth of a woman which hath not seen 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 thorns, will he take them away with a whirlwind, both the green and the burning.
Before your pots feel the heat of the thorns, Whether fresh, or burning, may they be blown away!
10 The righteous will rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he will bathe his steps 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 So that a man shall say, Verily fruit will come for the righteous: verily there is a God that judgeth on 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!”
