58:1 For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A miktam of David. Do you rulers really say what is right? Do you judge people fairly?
58:2 No, in your heart you plan evil; you think up violent crimes in the land.
58:3 From birth, evil people turn away from God; they wander off and tell lies as soon as they are born.
58:4 They are like poisonous snakes, like deaf cobras that stop up their ears
58:5 so they cannot hear the music of the snake charmer no matter how well he plays.
58:6 God, break the teeth in their mouths! Tear out the fangs of those lions, Lord!
58:7 Let them disappear like water that flows away. Let them be cut short like a broken arrow.
58:8 Let them be like snails that melt as they move. Let them be like a child born dead who never saw the sun.
58:9 His anger will blow them away alive faster than burning thorns can heat a pot.
58:10 Good people will be glad when they see him get even. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
58:11 Then people will say, “There really are rewards for doing what is right. There really is a God who judges the world.”
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