Psalms 58
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Psalm 58
To the Overcomer upon, Do not destroy, Michtam of David.
1¶ Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of Adam?
2Yea, in heart ye work iniquity; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
3The wicked are estranged from the womb; they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; they are like the deaf adder that stops her ear,
5which 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 Lord.
7Let them melt away as waters which run continually; when he bends his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
8As a snail which melts, let them pass away, like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
9Before your pots can feel the fire of the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.
10The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous; verily there is a God that judges in the earth.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Psalms 58
58
Psalm 58
For the choir director; al tashcheth; a miktam by David.
1Do you rulers really give fair verdicts?
Do you judge Adam’s descendants fairly?
2No, you invent new crimes on earth,
and your hands spread violence.
3 ⌞Even⌟ inside the womb wicked people are strangers ⌞to God⌟.
From their birth liars go astray.
4They have poisonous venom like snakes.
They are like a deaf cobra that shuts its ears
5so that it cannot hear the voice of a snake charmer
or of anyone trained to cast spells.
6O God, knock the teeth out of their mouths.
Break the young lions’ teeth, O Lord.
7Let them disappear like water that drains away.
When they aim their bows, let their arrows miss the target.
8Let them become like a snail that leaves behind a slimy trail
or like a stillborn child who never sees the sun.
9Let ⌞God⌟ sweep them away
faster than a cooking pot is heated by burning twigs.
10Righteous people will rejoice when they see ⌞God⌟ take revenge.
They will wash their feet in the blood of wicked people.
11Then people will say,
“Righteous people certainly have a reward.
There is a God who judges on earth.”
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