Psalm 58 - Evangelical Heritage Version - 2021（EHV）

Do You Rulers Speak Justly?For the choir director. “Do Not Destroy.” By David. A miktam.Unjust Rulers

1Do you “gods” really speak righteously?

Do you sons of Adam judge rightly?

2No, in your heart you commit injustices.

On the earth your hands distribute violence.

3The wicked go off course already from the womb.

From the belly they go astray. They speak lies.

4Their venom is like the venom of a snake,

like a deaf cobra that has stopped its ears,

5that will not listen to the sound of the charmers,

however skillful the spellbinder may be.

The Curse on Unjust Rulers

6O God, break their teeth in their mouths.

Tear out the fangs of the young lions, Lord!

7Let them vanish like water that flows away.

When he draws his bow, let his arrows be cut off.

8As a slug melts away, so let him disappear.

Like a stillborn child may they not see the sun.

9Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—

whether the thorns are green or dry—they will be swept away.The Joy of the Righteous

10The righteous one will be glad when he sees vengeance.

He will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.

11Then people will say, “Surely there is fruit for the righteous.

Surely there is a God judging on the earth.”