Psalms 58 : 1 (NCV)
Do you rulers really say what is right? Do you judge people fairly?
Psalms 58 : 2 (NCV)
No, in your heart you plan evil; you think up violent crimes in the land.
Psalms 58 : 3 (NCV)
From birth, evil people turn away from God; they wander off and tell lies as soon as they are born.
Psalms 58 : 4 (NCV)
They are like poisonous snakes, like deaf cobras that stop up their ears
Psalms 58 : 5 (NCV)
so they cannot hear the music of the snake charmer no matter how well he plays.
Psalms 58 : 6 (NCV)
God, break the teeth in their mouths! Tear out the fangs of those lions, Lord!
Psalms 58 : 7 (NCV)
Let them disappear like water that flows away. Let them be cut short like a broken arrow.
Psalms 58 : 8 (NCV)
Let them be like snails that melt as they move. Let them be like a child born dead who never saw the sun.
Psalms 58 : 9 (NCV)
His anger will blow them away alive faster than burning thorns can heat a pot.
Psalms 58 : 10 (NCV)
Good people will be glad when they see him get even. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
Psalms 58 : 11 (NCV)
Then people will say, "There really are rewards for doing what is right. There really is a God who judges the world."
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