Psalm 58
Christian Standard Bible Anglicised
A Cry against Injustice
For the choir director: ‘Do Not Destroy.’ A Miktam of David.
58 Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?[a]
Do you judge people fairly?(A)
2 No, you practise injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.(B)
3 The wicked go astray from the womb;
liars wander about from birth.(C)
4 They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,(D)
5 that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skilfully weave spells.(E)
6 God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs.(F)
7 May they vanish like water that flows by;
may they aim their blunted arrows.[b](G)
8 Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman’s miscarried child,
may they not see the sun.(H)
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns –
whether green or burning –
he will sweep them away.[c](I)
10 The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;(J)
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.(K)
11 Then people will say,
‘Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth! ’(L)
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