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58:1  For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A miktam of David. Do you rulers really say what is right? Do you judge people fairly?
58:2  No, in your heart you plan evil. You think up violent crimes in the land.
58:3  From birth evil men start doing bad things. They tell lies and do wrong as soon as they are born.
58:4  They are like poisonous snakes, like deaf cobras that can’t hear.
58:5  They cannot hear the music of the snake charmer no matter how well he plays for them.
58:6  God, break the teeth out of their mouths! Tear out the fangs of those lions, Lord!
58:7  Let them disappear like water that flows away. Let them be cut short like a broken arrow.
58:8  Let them be like snails that melt as they move. Let them be like a child born dead who never saw the sun.
58:9  His anger will blow them away alive. It will happen faster than burning thorns can heat a pot.
58:10  Good people will be glad when they see him get even. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
58:11  Then people will say, “There really are rewards for doing what is right. There really is a God who judges the world.”