Psalms 58

Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.

For the choir director; set to Lit Do Not DestroyAl-tashheth. A Possibly Epigrammatic Poem or Atonement PsalmMikhtam of David.

1Do you indeedH552 1speakH1696 righteousnessH6664, O 2godsH410? Do you 3judgeH8199 4uprightlyH4339, O sonsH1121 of menH120?2NoH637, in heartH3820 you 5workH6466 unrighteousnessH5767; On earthH776 you 6weighH6424 out the violenceH2555 of your handsH3027.3The wickedH7563 are estrangedH2114 7from the wombH7358; These who speakH1696 liesH3577 8goH8582 astrayH8582 from 9birthH990.4They have venomH2534 likeH1823 the 10venomH2534 of a serpentH5175; LikeH3644 a deafH2795 cobraH6620 that stopsH331 up its earH241,5SoH834 that it 11does not hearH8085 the voiceH6963 of 1213charmersH3907, Or a skillfulH2449 casterH2266 of spellsH2267.

6O GodH430, 14shatterH2040 their teethH8127 in their mouthH6310; BreakH5422 out the fangsH4973 of the youngH3715 lionsH3715, O LordH3068.7Let them 15flowH3988 away likeH3644 waterH4325 that runsH1980 offH1980; When he 1617aimsH1869 his arrowsH2671, let them be as 18headlessH4448 shaftsH4135.8Let them be as a snailH7642 which 19meltsH8557 awayH8557 as it goesH1980 along, Like the 20miscarriagesH5309 of a womanH802 which neverH1077 seeH2372 the sunH8121.9BeforeH2962 your 21potsH5518 can feelH995 the fire of thornsH329 He will 22sweepH8175 them awayH8175 with a whirlwindH8175, the 23greenH2416 and the burningH2740 alikeH3644.

10The 24righteousH6662 will rejoiceH8055 whenH3588 he 25seesH2372 the vengeanceH5359; He will 26washH7364 his feetH6471 in the bloodH1818 of the wickedH7563.11And menH120 will sayH559, “SurelyH389 there is a 2728rewardH6529 for the righteousH6662; SurelyH389 thereH3426 is a GodH430 who 29judgesH8199 30on earthH776!”