Psalms Chapter[BR] 58

1 *For the choir director: "Do Not Destroy." A Davidic Miktam. Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? Do you judge people fairly?

2 No, you practice injustice in your hearts; with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.

3 The wicked go astray from the womb; liars err from birth.

Psalms Chapter[BR] 58

4 They have venom like the venom of a snake, like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,

5 that does not listen to the sound of the charmers who skillfully weave spells.

6 God, knock the teeth out of their mouths; LORD, tear out the young lions' fangs.

7 They will vanish like water that flows by; they will aim their useless arrows.

Psalms Chapter[BR] 58

8 Like a slug that moves along in slime, like a woman's miscarried *child , they will not see the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns-- whether green or burning-- He will sweep them away.

10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the retribution; he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

Psalms Chapter[BR] 58

11 Then people will say, "Yes, there is a reward for the righteous! There is a God who judges on earth!"