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Psalms • Chapter 58

1 For the music director. According to “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm (miktam) of David. You leaders, do you really say what is right? Do you judge people fairly? 2 No, for in your minds you plan evil. You cause violence everywhere! 3 The wicked are sinners from birth; from the moment they're born they tell lies. 4 They have venom like that of a poisonous snake, and just like a cobra they stop listening, 5 God (Elohim), break their teeth, and smash the jaws of these lions, Lord. 6 May they vanish like water that flows away; when they shoot their arrows may they miss their mark. 7 May they be like the slime of snails that dissolves away, like a stillborn child that never saw the light of day. 8 Before the cooking pot is hot from burning thorns, whether fresh or dry, God (Elohim) will blow them away. 9 Those who live right will be happy when they see there is punishment; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. 10 They will say, “There is definitely a reward for those who live right; there is certainly a God (Elohim) who judges fairly on earth.”