58:1 For the worship leader. A prayer of David to the tune “Do Not Destroy.” Can you, panel of judges, get anything right? When you judge people, do you tell the truth and pursue justice?
58:2 No, your real selves have been revealed. You have wickedness in your heart, and many people have suffered by your hands.
58:3 Evildoers are naturally offensive, wayward at birth! They were born telling lies and willfully wandering from the truth.
58:4 Their bite is painful; their venom is like the deadly poison of a snake; they are like a cobra that closes up its ears
58:5 To escape the voice of the charmers, no matter how enchanting the spells may be.
58:6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths! Render the young lions harmless; break out their fangs, O Eternal One.
58:7 Let them run off like the waters of a flood, and though they aim their arrows, let them fly without their heads.
58:8 Let them melt like a snail that oozes along; may they be like a stillborn that never catches its first breath, never sees the sun.
58:9 Before your cook pots know the furious flame of a fire of thorns— whether green or burning—He will blow the wicked away.
58:10 Cheers will rise as the right-living watch Him settle the score, their feet washed in the blood after the onslaught of the wicked.
58:11 And it will be heard, “Those who seek justice will be rewarded. Indeed, there is a God who brings justice to the earth!”
Your support helps pay our hosting costs, and
- with a little bit extra -
lets us pay transcribers and proofreaders.
If you can help, Click here to become a Patreon:
www.patreon.com/IslamAwakened Thank you!