Psalms 58
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A poem by David.
1 Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?
2 Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be 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 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 charmers, charming never so wisely.
6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, 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 waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as 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 every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
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 feet 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 there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.