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Psalm 58
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Psalm 58 . 1
1 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?CPsalm 58:1-11TOSKPsalm 58:1
Psalm 58 . 2
2 No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.CPsalm 58:1-11TOSKPsalm 58:2
Psalm 58 . 3
3 The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.CPsalm 58:1-11TOSKPsalm 58:3
Psalm 58 . 4
4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,CPsalm 58:1-11TOSKPsalm 58:4
Psalm 58 . 5
5 refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.CPsalm 58:1-11TOSKPsalm 58:5
Psalm 58 . 6
6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.CPsalm 58:1-11TOSKPsalm 58:6
Psalm 58 . 7
7 May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.CPsalm 58:1-11TOSKPsalm 58:7
Psalm 58 . 8
8 Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.CPsalm 58:1-11TOSKPsalm 58:8
Psalm 58 . 9
9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.CPsalm 58:1-11TOSKPsalm 58:9
Psalm 58 . 10
10 The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.CPsalm 58:1-11TOSKPsalm 58:10
Psalm 58 . 11
11 Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”CPsalm 58:1-11TOSKPsalm 58:11