Psalms 58

1 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David: Michtam. Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

“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?

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

Even in [your] heart ye work injustice: on the earth do ye weigh out the violence of your hands.

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

The wicked are estranged [from goodness] from the womb: those who speak lies go astray from their very birth.

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

5 Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

Which will not hearken to the voice of conjurers, yea, that of the wisest of all charmers.

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

O God, break out their teeth in their mouth: the jaw-teeth of the young lions tear thou out, 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 water [which] runneth off: when each one bendeth [his bow to shoot] his arrows, let them be as if cut in pieces.

8 [Let them be] as a snail which melteth and passeth away: [like] the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.

As a snail which melteth, let him pass away; like the untimely birth of a woman which hath not seen the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.

Before your pots can feel the thorns, will he take them away with a whirlwind, both the green and the burning.

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

The righteous will rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he will bathe his steps in the blood of the wicked.

11 So that 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 fruit will come for the righteous: verily there is a God that judgeth on the earth.