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Justice-- do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly? |
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No! You plot injustice in your hearts. You spread violence throughout the land. |
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These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way. |
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They spit venom like deadly snakes; they are like cobras that refuse to listen, |
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ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers, no matter how skillfully they play. |
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Break off their fangs, O God! Smash the jaws of these lions, O LORD! |
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May they disappear like water into thirsty ground. Make their weapons useless in their hands. |
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May they be like snails that dissolve into slime, like a stillborn child who will never see the sun. |
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God will sweep them away, both young and old, faster than a pot heats over burning thorns. |
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The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked. |
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Then at last everyone will say, "There truly is a reward for those who live for God; surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth." For the choir director: A psalm of David, regarding the time Saul sent soldiers to watch David's house in order to kill him. To be sung to the tune "Do Not Destroy!" |
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Psalms 58:1 English Language Bible Words basic statistical display
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