PSALMS 58

1 You leaders, do you really say what is right? Do you judge people fairly? 1
Notes
+ The word in the Hebrew is unclear. One interpretation “gods” is surely incorrect.
2 No, for in your minds you plan evil. You cause violence everywhere!
3 The wicked are sinners from birth; from the moment they're born they tell lies.
4 They have venom like that of a poisonous snake, and just like a cobra they stop listening,
5 refusing to hear the voice of the snake charmers or the spellbinders.
6 God, break their teeth, and smash the jaws of these lions, Lord.
7 May they vanish like water that flows away; when they shoot their arrows may they miss their mark. 1
Notes
+ The meaning of the second part of this verse is unclear.
8 May they be like the slime of snails that dissolves away, like a stillborn child that never saw the light of day.
9 Before the cooking pot is hot from burning thorns, whether fresh or dry, God will blow them away. 1
Notes
+ The meaning of this verse is unclear.
10 Those who live right will be happy when they see there is punishment; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 They will say, “There is definitely a reward for those who live right; there is certainly a God who judges fairly on earth.”
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