Psalms

A Cry against Injustice

58 † Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? ADo 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 charmerswho 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. B, C, 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. D, 10† The righteous one will rejoicewhen 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! ”