Psalm 58
58
God Who Judges the Earth
To the choirmaster: according to #See Ps. 57, title Do Not Destroy. A #See Ps. 16, titleMiktam#58:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term of David.
1Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?#58:1 Or you mighty lords (by revocalization; Hebrew in silence)
Do you judge the children of man uprightly?
2No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands #[Ps. 94:20]deal out violence on earth.
3The wicked are #Ps. 51:5; Isa. 48:8estranged from the womb;
they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
4 #
Ps. 140:3; [Deut. 32:33] They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
5so that it #Jer. 8:17does not hear the voice of charmers
or of the cunning enchanter.
6O God, #Ps. 3:7; Job 4:10; 29:17break the teeth in their mouths;
tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
7Let them #Ps. 112:10; Josh. 7:5 vanish like water that runs away;
when he #Ps. 64:3aims his arrows, let them be blunted.
8Let them be like the snail #[See ver. 7 above] that dissolves into slime,
like #See Job 3:16the stillborn child who never sees the sun.
9Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of #Ps. 118:12; Eccles. 7:6 thorns,
whether green or ablaze, may he #[Job 27:21; See Prov. 10:25]sweep them away!#58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
10 #
Deut. 32:43; See Job 22:19 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
he will #Ps. 68:23bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11Mankind will say, “Surely there is #Isa. 3:10 a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who #Ps. 67:4; 94:2; Gen. 18:25; Job 19:29; Eccles. 12:14judges on earth.”
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Psalms 58
58
A Cry against Injustice
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” # Possibly a tune A Davidic Miktam.
1Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? # Or Can you really speak righteousness in silence?
Do you judge people fairly? # Ps 82:2
2No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land. # Ps 94:20; Is 10:1; Mal 3:15
3The wicked go astray from the womb;
liars err from birth. # Ps 51:5; Is 48:8
4They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears, # Dt 32:33; Ps 140:3
5that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skillfully weave spells. # Ec 10:11; Jr 8:17
6God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs. # Jb 4:10; 29:17; Ps 3:7
7They will vanish like water that flows by;
they will aim their useless arrows. # Or their arrows as if they were circumcised ; Hb obscure # Or they wither like trampled grass # Jos 7:5; Ps 112:10; Ezk 21:7
8Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman’s miscarried child,
they will not see the sun. # Jb 3:16; Ec 6:3
9Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns —
whether green or burning —
He will sweep them away. # Or thorns, He will sweep it away, whether raw or cooking, or thorns, He will sweep him away alive in fury # Jb 27:21; Pr 10:25; Ec 7:6
10The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution; # Jb 22:19
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. # Ps 68:23; Jr 11:20; 20:12
11Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth! ” # Ps 9:8; 67:4; 75:7
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