Psalms 58

1 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?

To the chief Musician. 'Destroy not.' Of David. Michtam. Is righteousness indeed silent? Do ye speak it? Do ye judge with equity, ye sons of men?

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

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

3 The wicked are estranged from their birth: they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

The wicked go astray from the womb; they err as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

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

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

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

Which doth not hearken to the voice of enchanters, of one charming ever so wisely.

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

O God, break their teeth in their mouth; break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.

7 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.

Let them melt away as waters that flow off; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as blunted:

8 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.

Let them be as a snail that melteth as it passeth away; [like] the untimely birth of a woman, let them not see the sun.

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

Before your pots feel the thorns, green or burning, — they shall be whirled away.

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 footsteps in the blood of the wicked:

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

And men shall say, Verily there is fruit for the righteous; verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.