Psalmorum 58
1 In finem, ne disperdas. David in tituli inscriptionem. Si vere utique justitiam loquimini, recta judicate, filii hominum.
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
2 Etenim in corde iniquitates operamini; in terra injustitias manus vestræ concinnant.
No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
3 Alienati sunt peccatores a vulva; erraverunt ab utero: locuti sunt falsa.
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
4 Furor illis secundum similitudinem serpentis, sicut aspidis surdæ et obturantis aures suas,
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
5 quæ non exaudiet vocem incantantium, et venefici incantantis sapienter.
refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
6 Deus conteret dentes eorum in ore ipsorum; molas leonum confringet Dominus.
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
7 Ad nihilum devenient tamquam aqua decurrens; intendit arcum suum donec infirmentur.
May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
8 Sicut cera quæ fluit auferentur; supercecidit ignis, et non viderunt solem.
Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
9 Priusquam intelligerent spinæ vestræ rhamnum, sicut viventes sic in ira absorbet eos.
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
10 Lætabitur justus cum viderit vindictam; manus suas lavabit in sanguine peccatoris.
The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Et dicet homo: Si utique est fructus justo, utique est Deus judicans eos in terra.
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
