Psalms 58
1 “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?
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?
2 Nay, in your hearts ye contrive iniquity; Your hands weigh out violence in the land!
Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands.
3 The wicked are estranged, from their very birth; The liars go astray as soon as they are born.
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.
4 They have poison, like the poison of a serpent; Like the deaf adder's, which stoppeth her ear;
Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear;
5 Which listeneth not to the voice of the charmer, And of the sorcerer, skilful in incantations.
Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells.
6 Break their teeth, O God! in their mouths! Break out the great teeth of the lions, O LORD!
Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth; break out the cheek-teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
7 May they melt like waters, which flow away; May their arrows, when they aim them, be as if cut in pieces!
Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.
8 May they be like the snail, which melteth away as it goeth; Like the abortion of a woman, that seeth not the sun!
Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away; like the untimely births of a woman, that have not seen the sun.
9 Before your pots feel the heat of the thorns, Whether fresh, or burning, may they be blown away!
Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike.
10 The righteous shall rejoice, when he seeth such vengeance; He shall bathe 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 Then shall men say, “Truly there is a reward for the righteous! Truly there is a God who is judge upon the earth!”
And men shall say: 'Verily there is a reward for the righteous; verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.'
