Psalms 58

1 To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

For the Leader; Al-tashheth. A Psalm of David; Michtam. Do ye indeed speak as a righteous company? Do ye judge with equity the sons of men?

2 Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh out in the earth the violence of your hands.

3 The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

The wicked are estranged from the womb; the speakers of lies go astray as soon as they are born.

4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Their venom is like the venom of a serpent; they are like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ear;

5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells.

6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth; break out the cheek-teeth of the young lions, O LORD.

7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

Let them melt away as water that runneth apace; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away; like the untimely births of a woman, that have not seen the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

11 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

And men shall say: 'Verily there is a reward for the righteous; verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth.'