Psalm 58:5-11
Holman Christian Standard Bible
5 that does not listen to the sound of the charmers
who skillfully weave spells.(A)
6 God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;
Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs.(B)
7 They will vanish like water that flows by;
they will aim their useless arrows.[a][b](C)
8 Like a slug that moves along in slime,
like a woman’s miscarried child,
they will not see the sun.(D)
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—
whether green or burning—
He will sweep them away.[c](E)
10 The righteous one will rejoice
when he sees the retribution;(F)
he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.(G)
11 Then people will say,
“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!
There is a God who judges on earth!”(H)
Footnotes
- Psalm 58:7 Or their arrows as if they were circumcised; Hb obscure
- Psalm 58:7 Or they wither like trampled grass
- Psalm 58:9 Or thorns, He will sweep it away, whether raw or cooking, or thorns, He will sweep him away alive in fury
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