Psalms 58:1 (BSB)
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

Psalms 58:2 (BSB)
No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.

Psalms 58:3 (BSB)
The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.

Psalms 58:4 (BSB)
Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,

Psalms 58:5 (BSB)
refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.

Psalms 58:6 (BSB)
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.

Psalms 58:7 (BSB)
May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.

Psalms 58:8 (BSB)
Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.

Psalms 58:9 (BSB)
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.

Psalms 58:10 (BSB)
The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

Psalms 58:11 (BSB)
Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
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