Psalms 58

To the chief Musician, Al–taschith, Michtam of David.Al–taschith…: or, Destroy not.Michtam: or, A golden Psalm.

1Do ye indeedH552 speakH1696 righteousnessH6664, O congregationH482? do ye judgeH8199 uprightlyH4339, O ye sonsH1121 of menH120?

2Yea, in heartH3820 ye workH6466 wickednessH5766; ye weighH6424 the violenceH2555 of your handsH3027 in the earthH776.

3The wickedH7563 are estrangedH2114 from the wombH7358: they go astrayH8582 as soon as they be bornH990, speakingH1696 liesH3577.1

4Their poisonH2534 is likeH1823 the poisonH2534 of a serpentH5175: they are like the deafH2795 adderH6620 that stoppethH331 her earH241;23

5Which will not hearkenH8085 to the voiceH6963 of charmersH3907, charmingH2267H2266 never so wiselyH2449.4

6BreakH2040 their teethH8127, O GodH430, in their mouthH6310: break outH5422 the great teethH4459 of the young lionsH3715, O YhwhH3068.

7Let them melt awayH3988 as watersH4325 which run continuallyH1980: when he bendethH1869 his bow to shoot his arrowsH2671, let them be as cut in piecesH4135.

8As a snailH7642 which meltethH8557, let every one of them pass awayH1980: like the untimely birthH5309 of a womanH802, that they may not seeH2372 the sunH8121.

9Before your potsH5518 can feelH995 the thornsH329, he shall take them away as with a whirlwindH8175, both livingH2416, and in his wrathH2740.5

10The righteousH6662 shall rejoiceH8055 when he seethH2372 the vengeanceH5359: he shall washH7364 his feetH6471 in the bloodH1818 of the wickedH7563.

11So that a manH120 shall sayH559, Verily there is a rewardH6529 for the righteousH6662: verily he isH3426 a GodH430 that judgethH8199 in the earthH776.6