MSB PSA Chapter 58

God Judges the Earth

For the choirmaster. To the tune of“Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam[fn] of David.

Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers?

Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?

2 

No, in your hearts you devise injustice;

with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.

3 

The wicked are estranged from the womb;

the liars go astray from birth.

4 

Their venom [is] like the venom of a snake,

like a cobra that shuts its ears,

5 

vvv refusing to hear the tune of the charmer

who skillfully weaves his spell

6 

O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths;

O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.

7 

May they vanish

like water that runs off

when they draw the bow,

may their arrows be blunted.[fn]

8 

Like a slug that dissolves in its slime,

like a woman’s stillborn child,

may they never see the sun.

9 

Before your pots can feel [the burning] thorns—

whether green or dry—

He will sweep them away.

10 

The righteous will rejoice

when they see they are avenged;

they will wash their feet

in the blood of the wicked.

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Then men will say,

“There is surely a reward for the righteous!

There is surely a God who judges the earth!”