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¹ [1] Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? [2] Do you judge people fairly? ⓐ

² No, you practice injustice in your hearts; with your hands you weigh out violence in the land. ⓑ

³ The wicked go astray from the womb; liars err from birth. ⓒ

⁴ They have venom like the venom of a snake, like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears, ⓓ

⁵ that does not listen to the sound of the charmers who skillfully weave spells. ⓔ

⁶ God, knock the teeth out of their mouths; LORD, tear out the young lions’ fangs. ⓕ

⁷ They will vanish like water that flows by; they will aim their useless arrows. [3] [4] ⓖ

⁸ Like a slug that moves along in slime, like a woman’s miscarried child, they will not see the sun. ⓗ

⁹ Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns — whether green or burning — He will sweep them away. [5] ⓘ

¹⁰ The righteous one will rejoice when he sees the retribution; ⓙ he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. ⓚ

¹¹ Then people will say, “Yes, there is a reward for the righteous! There is a God who judges on earth!” ⓛ

#	HCSB
1	[1] Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? [2] Do you judge people fairly? ⓐ
2	No, you practice injustice in your hearts; with your hands you weigh out violence in the land. ⓑ
3	The wicked go astray from the womb; liars err from birth. ⓒ
4	They have venom like the venom of a snake, like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears, ⓓ
5	that does not listen to the sound of the charmers who skillfully weave spells. ⓔ
6	God, knock the teeth out of their mouths; LORD, tear out the young lions’ fangs. ⓕ
7	They will vanish like water that flows by; they will aim their useless arrows. [3] [4] ⓖ
8	Like a slug that moves along in slime, like a woman’s miscarried child, they will not see the sun. ⓗ
9	Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns — whether green or burning — He will sweep them away. [5] ⓘ
10	The righteous one will rejoice when he sees the retribution; ⓙ he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. ⓚ
11	Then people will say, “Yes, there is a reward for the righteous! There is a God who judges on earth!” ⓛ

Footnotes & Cross-References

^{Psalms 58:1 [104]} Title: Probably a literary or musical term

^{Psalms 58:9 [105]} The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

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