58:1 This is for the music leader, and he should use special music. David wrote this prayer. Do you rulers really say what is right? Do you judge people in a fair way?
58:2 No! You do not! You like to think of evil things to do. You make cruel things happen everywhere in the land.
58:3 Wicked people do wrong things from their birth. As soon as they are born, they start telling lies.
58:4 Their words hurt people like a snake's poison. They listen to nobody, like a deaf cobra.
58:5 It does not obey the voice of the magician, even if he sings very well!
58:6 God, break the teeth of my enemies! Yes, Lord, break into pieces the teeth of those lions!
58:7 Cause them to run away like water and disappear. Cause them to die like dry grass in hot weather.
58:8 Cause them to be like a worm that melts as it moves along. Cause them to be like a child that is born dead and never sees the light of day.
58:9 Remove them quickly, more quickly than pots become hot over a fire of thorn bushes.
58:10 When God punishes those wicked people, righteous people will be very happy. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked people!
58:11 People who see it will say, ‘It is true! God helps good people! There is a God who judges people on earth in a fair way.’
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