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58 ( 大 衛 的 金 詩 , 交 與 伶 長 。 調 用 休 要 毀 壞 。 ) 世 人 哪 , 你 們 默 然 不 語 , 真 合 公 義 麼 ? 施 行 審 判 , 豈 按 正 直 麼 ?

不 然 ! 你 們 是 心 中 作 惡 ; 你 們 在 地 上 秤 出 你 們 手 所 行 的 強 暴 。

惡 人 一 出 母 胎 就 與 神 疏 遠 , 一 離 母 腹 便 走 錯 路 , 說 謊 話 。

他 們 的 毒 氣 好 像 蛇 的 毒 氣 ; 他 們 好 像 塞 耳 的 聾 虺 ,

不 聽 行 法 術 的 聲 音 , 雖 用 極 靈 的 咒 語 也 是 不 聽 。

神 啊 , 求 你 敲 碎 他 們 口 中 的 牙 ; 耶 和 華 啊 , 求 你 敲 掉 少 壯 獅 子 的 大 牙 !

願 他 們 消 滅 , 如 急 流 的 水 一 般 ; 他 們 瞅 準 射 箭 的 時 候 , 願 箭 頭 彷 彿 砍 斷 。

願 他 們 像 蝸 牛 消 化 過 去 , 又 像 婦 人 墜 落 未 見 天 日 的 胎 。

你 們 用 荊 棘 燒 火 , 鍋 還 未 熱 , 他 要 用 旋 風 把 青 的 和 燒 著 的 一 齊 颳 去 。

10 義 人 見 仇 敵 遭 報 就 歡 喜 , 要 在 惡 人 的 血 中 洗 腳 。

11 因 此 , 人 必 說 : 義 人 誠 然 有 善 報 ; 在 地 上 果 有 施 行 判 斷 的 神 !

58 Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?

Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.

Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord.

Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

11 So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.

The Just Judgment of the Wicked

To the Chief Musician. Set to [a]“Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David.

58 Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones?
Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men?
No, in heart you work wickedness;
You weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth.

(A)The wicked are estranged from the womb;
They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.
(B)Their poison is like the poison of a serpent;
They are like the deaf cobra that stops its ear,
Which will not (C)heed the voice of charmers,
Charming ever so skillfully.

(D)Break[b] their teeth in their mouth, O God!
Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
(E)Let them flow away as waters which run continually;
When he bends his bow,
Let his arrows be as if cut in pieces.
Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes,
(F)Like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

Before your (G)pots can feel the burning thorns,
He shall take them away (H)as with a whirlwind,
As in His living and burning wrath.
10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the (I)vengeance;
(J)He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,
11 (K)So that men will say,
“Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely He is God who (L)judges in the earth.”

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 58:1 Heb. Al Tashcheth
  2. Psalm 58:6 Break away