58:1 For the director of music. To the tune of”Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam. Do you rulers indeed speak justly? Do you judge uprightly among men?
58:2 No, in your heart you devise injustice, and your hands mete out violence on the earth.
58:3 Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lies.
58:4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
58:5 that will not heed the tune of the charmer, however skillful the enchanter may be.
58:6 Break the teeth in their mouths, O God; tear out, O LORD, the fangs of the lions!
58:7 Let them vanish like water that flows away; when they draw the bow, let their arrows be blunted.
58:8 Like a slug melting away as it moves along, like a stillborn child, may they not see the sun.
58:9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns–whether they be green or dry–the wicked will be swept away.
58:10 The righteous will be glad when they are avenged, when they bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
58:11 Then men will say, “Surely the righteous still are rewarded; surely there is a God who judges the earth.”
58:1 Do you indeed, O judges, speak righteousness? / Do you judge in uprightness, O sons of men?
58:2 No, in heart you perform injustice; / You weigh out the violence of your hands on earth.
58:3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; / They err from their birth, speaking lies.
58:4 Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; / They are like the deaf cobra that has shut its ear,
58:5 Which does not hear the sound of the charmers / Or the wise spellbinder.
58:6 O God, break their teeth in their mouth; / Break off the fangs of the young lions, O Jehovah.
58:7 Let them melt like water that runs off. / When he shoots his arrows, / Let them be as though they were cut off.
58:8 Let them be like a snail that melts and goes away, / Like a woman s miscarriage, which by no means sees the sun.
58:9 Before your pots can feel the fire of the thorns, / Whether green or burning, He will sweep them away.
58:10 The righteous man will rejoice when he sees vengeance; / He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
58:11 And men will say, Indeed there is fruit for the righteous man; / Indeed there is a God who judges on earth.