1 <For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by David. > Do you rulers indeed speak righteousness? Do you judge blamelessly, you descendants of Adam? NHEB — Psalm 58:1
2 No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth. NHEB — Psalm 58:2
3 The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies. NHEB — Psalm 58:3
4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; like a deaf viper that stops its ear, NHEB — Psalm 58:4
5 which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be. NHEB — Psalm 58:5
6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, LORD. NHEB — Psalm 58:6
7 Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt. NHEB — Psalm 58:7
8 Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun. NHEB — Psalm 58:8
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike. NHEB — Psalm 58:9
10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; NHEB — Psalm 58:10
11 so that men shall say, "Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth." NHEB — Psalm 58:11