Psa Psalms, psalm Book of Psalms, psalm 58
God Judges the Earth
For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam58:1 Miktam is probably a musical or liturgical term; used for Psalms 16 and 56–60. of David.
Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers?
Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
No, in your hearts you devise injustice;
with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.Pro 21:29
The wicked are estranged from the womb;
the liars go astray from birth.Psa 116:11
Their venom is like the venom of a snake,
like a cobra that shuts its ears,Psa 140:3
refusing to hear the tune of the charmer
who skillfully weaves his spell.Isa 48:8
O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths;
O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.Psa 3:7
May they vanish
like water that runs off;
when they draw the bow,
may their arrows be blunted.58:7 Or when they are trodden down, may they wither like grassJer 17:11
Like a slug that dissolves in its slime,
like a woman’s stillborn child,
may they never see the sun.Job 3:16; Ecc 6:10
Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—
whether green or dry—
He will sweep them away.2Sa 23:6; Ezk 2:6
The righteous will rejoice
when they see they are avenged;
they will wash their feet
in the blood of the wicked.Rev 14:20
Then men will say,
“There is surely a reward for the righteous!
There is surely a God who judges the earth!”Ecc 3:17; Jer 9:24