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To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> of David. <p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="#"><b>1</b></a></span> Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? <p class="indent2"> Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men? <A name="3"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/58-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>No, in your hearts you devise injustice; <p class="indent2"> with your hands you mete out violence on the earth. <A name="4"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/58-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>The wicked are estranged from the womb; <p class="indent2"> the liars go astray from birth. <A name="5"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/58-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Their venom is like the venom of a snake, <p class="indent2"> like a cobra that shuts its ears, <A name="6"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/58-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>refusing to hear the tune of the charmer <p class="indent2"> who skillfully weaves his spell. <A name="7"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/58-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; <p class="indent2"> O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions. <A name="8"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/58-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>May they vanish <p class="indent2"> like water that runs off; <p class="indent1"> when they draw the bow, <p class="indent2"> may their arrows be blunted.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="9"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/58-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, <p class="indent2"> like a woman’s stillborn child, <p class="indent2"> may they never see the sun. <A name="10"></a><p class="indent1stline"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/58-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—<p class="indent2"> whether green or dry—<p class="indent2"> He will sweep them away. <A name="11"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/58-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>The righteous will rejoice <p class="indent2"> when they see they are avenged; <p class="indent1"> they will wash their feet <p class="indent2"> in the blood of the wicked. <A name=""></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/psalms/58-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then men will say, <p class="indent2">“There is surely a reward for the righteous! <p class="indent2"> There is surely a God who judges the earth!”</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">1</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <i>Miktam</i> is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 16 and 56–60.<br><span class="fnverse">7</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>when they are trodden down, may they wither like grass</i><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Standard Bible (BSB)</a> printed 2016, 2020, 2022, 2025 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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