1.1 KiB
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Psalm 58
- Justice--do you rulers know the meaning of the word?
Do you judge the people fairly?
- No! You plot injustice in your hearts.
You spread violence throughout the land.
- These wicked people are born sinners;
even from birth they have lied and gone their own way.
- They spit venom like deadly snakes;
they are like cobras that refuse to listen,
- ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers,
no matter how skillfully they play.
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Break off their fangs, O God! Smash the jaws of these lions, O LORD!
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May they disappear like water into thirsty ground. Make their weapons useless in their hands.
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May they be like snails that dissolve into slime,
like a stillborn child who will never see the sun.
- God will sweep them away, both young and old,
faster than a pot heats over burning thorns.
- The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged.
They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Then at last everyone will say,
"There truly is a reward for those who live for God;
surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth."