Psalms 58

Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.

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

1Do you indeedH552 1speakH1696 righteousnessH6664, you 2godsH410? Do you 3judgeH8199 4fairlyH4339, you sonsH1121 of mankindH120?2NoH637, in heartH3820 you 5practiceH6466 injusticeH5767; On earthH776 you 6clearH6424 aH6424 wayH6424 for the violenceH2555 of your handsH3027.3The wickedH7563 have turnedH2114 awayH2114 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 upH331 its earH241,5SoH834 thatH834 it 11does not hearH8085 the voiceH6963 of 1213charmersH3907, Or a skillfulH2449 casterH2266 of spellsH2267.

6GodH430, 14shatterH2040 their teethH8127 in their mouthH6310; BreakH5422 outH5422 the fangsH4973 of the youngH3715 lionsH3715, LordH3068.7May they 15flowH3988 away likeH3644 waterH4325 that runsH1980 offH1980; When he 1617aimsH1869 his arrowsH2671, may they be as 18headlessH4448 shaftsH4448.8May they be like a snailH7642 which goesH1980 alongH1980 in slimeH8557, Like the 19miscarriageH5309 of a womanH802 that neverH1077 seesH2372 the sunH8121.9BeforeH2962 your 20potsH5518 can feelH995 the fire of thornsH329 He will 21sweepH8175 them awayH8175 withH8175 aH8175 whirlwindH8175, the 22greenH2416 and the burningH2740 alikeH3644.

10The 23righteousH6662 will rejoiceH8055 whenH3588 he 24seesH2372 vengeanceH5359; He will 25washH7364 his feetH6471 in the bloodH1818 of the wickedH7563.11And peopleH120 will sayH559, “There certainlyH389 is 2627a rewardH6529 for the righteousH6662; ThereH3426 certainlyH389 isH3426 a GodH430 who 28judgesH8199 on the earthH776!”