The In-Dept Study of the Bible
Psalms 058
For the Chief Musician. To the tune of “Do
Not Destroy.” A poem by David.
1 Do youindeed speak righteousness, silent
ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of
men?
2 No, in your heart you plot injustice.
You measure out the violence of your
hands in the earth.
3 The wicked go astray from the womb.
They are wayward as soon as they are
born, speaking lies.
4 Their poison is like the poison of a snake,
like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,
5 which doesn’t listen to the voice of
charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer
may be.
6 Break their teeth, God, in their mouth.
Break out the great teeth of the young
lions, Yahweh.
7 Let them vanish like water that flows
away. When they draw the bow, let their
arrows be made blunt.
8 Let them be like a snail which melts and
passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not
seen the sun.
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the
thorns, he will sweep away the green and the
burning alike.
10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees
the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of
the wicked,
11 so that men shall say, “Most certainly
there is a reward for the righteous.
Most certainly there is a God who
judges the earth.”