[1] Do you indeed 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 as water that flows away. When they
draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt. [8] Let them be as a snail
which melts and passes away, Like the stillborn child, who has not seen
the sun. [9] Before your pots can feel 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 assuredly there is a reward for the
righteous. Most assuredly there is a God who judges the earth." Psalm
59 For the Chief Musician. To the tune of "Do Not Destroy." A poem by
David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him.
