Psalm 58
A Cry against Injustice
For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David.
1Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?58:1 Or Can you really speak righteousness in silence?
Do you judge people fairly?58:1 Ps 82:2
2No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
3The wicked go astray from the womb;
4They have venom like the venom of a snake,
5that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
6God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
7May they vanish like water that flows by;
8Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman’s miscarried child,
9Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns —
whether green or burning —
he will sweep them away.58:9 Or thorns, he will sweep it away, whether raw or cooking58:9 Jb 27:21; Pr 10:25; Ec 7:6
10The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;58:10 Jb 22:19
11Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
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