The Book of Psalms 58 |
The World English Online Bible (WLD) |
Psalms 58:1 | Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men? |
Psalms 58:2 | No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth. |
Psalms 58:3 | The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies. |
Psalms 58:4 | Their poison is like the poison of a snake; Like a deaf cobra that stops its ear, |
Psalms 58:5 | Which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, No matter how skillful the charmer may be. |
Psalms 58:6 | Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh. |
Psalms 58:7 | Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt. |
Psalms 58:8 | Let them be as a snail which melts and passes away, Like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun. |
Psalms 58:9 | Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep away, the green and the burning alike. |
Psalms 58:10 | The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; |
Psalms 58:11 | So that men shall say, "Most assuredly there is a reward for the righteous. Most assuredly there is a God who judges the earth." Psalm 59 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. |