Psalm 58:1-Psalm 59:1 - A Cry Against Injustice

¹ For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic Miktam.Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?
Do you judge people fairly?
² No, you practice injustice in your hearts;
with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.

³ The wicked go astray from the womb;
liars err from birth.
⁴ They have venom like the venom of a snake,
like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,
⁵ that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skillfully weave spells.

⁶ God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs.
⁷ They will vanish like water that flows by;
they will aim their useless arrows.
⁸ Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman’s miscarried child,
they will not see the sun.

⁹ Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.
¹⁰ The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
¹¹ Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth!”

¹ For the choir director: “Do Not Destroy.” A Davidic Miktam. When Saul sent agents to watch the house and kill him.Deliver me from my enemies, my God;
protect me from those who rise up against me.