Psalms 57
57
PSALM 57.
1Unto the end, destroy not, for David, for an inscription of a title.
2If in very deed you speak justice: judge right things, ye sons of men.
3For in your heart you work iniquity: your hands forge injustice in the earth.
4The wicked are alienated from the womb; they have gone astray from the womb: they have spoken false things.
5Their madness is according to the likeness of a serpent: like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ears:
6Which will not hear the voice of the charmers; nor of the wizard that charmeth wisely.
7God shall break in pieces their teeth in their mouth: the Lord shall break the grinders of the lions.
8They shall come to nothing, like water running down; he hath bent his bow till they be weakened.
9Like wax that melteth they shall be taken away: fire hath fallen on them, and they shall not see the sun.
10Before your thorns could know the brier; he swalloweth them up, as alive, in his wrath.
11The just shall rejoice when he shall see the revenge: he shall wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.
12And man shall say: If indeed there be fruit to the just: there is indeed a God that judgeth them on the earth.
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Psalm 57
57
1 Unto the end. May you not destroy. Of David, with the inscription of a title.
2 If, truly and certainly, you speak justice, then judge what is right, you sons of men.
3 For, even in your heart, you work iniquity. Your hands construct injustice on the earth.
4 Sinners have become foreigners from the womb; they have gone astray from conception. They have been speaking falsehoods.
5 Their fury is similar to that of a serpent; it is like a deaf asp, who even blocks her ears,
6 who will not listen to the voice of charmers, nor even to the enchanter who chants wisely.
7 God will crush their teeth within their own mouth. The Lord will break the molars of the lions.
8 They will come to nothing, like water flowing away. He has aimed his bow, while they are being weakened.
9 Like wax that flows, they will be carried away. Fire has fallen upon them, and they will not see the sun.
10 Before your thorns could know the brier, he consumes them alive, as if in rage.
11 The just one will rejoice when he sees vindication. He will wash his hands in the blood of the sinner.
12 And man will say, "If the just one is fruitful, then, truly, there is a God judging them on earth."
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