Psalm 58
English Standard Version
God Who Judges the Earth
To the choirmaster: according to (A)Do Not Destroy. A (B)Miktam[a] of David.
58 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?[b]
Do you judge the children of man uprightly?
2 No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands (C)deal out violence on earth.
3 The wicked are (D)estranged from the womb;
they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
4 (E)They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
5 so that it (F)does not hear the voice of charmers
or of the cunning enchanter.
6 O God, (G)break the teeth in their mouths;
tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
7 Let them (H)vanish like water that runs away;
when he (I)aims his arrows, let them be blunted.
8 Let them be like the snail (J)that dissolves into slime,
like (K)the stillborn child who never sees the sun.
9 Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of (L)thorns,
whether green or ablaze, may he (M)sweep them away![c]
10 (N)The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
he will (O)bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Mankind will say, “Surely there is (P)a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who (Q)judges on earth.”
Footnotes
- Psalm 58:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 58:1 Or you mighty lords (by revocalization; Hebrew in silence)
- Psalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain
Psalm 58
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition
Psalm 58
Prayer for Vengeance
To the leader: Do Not Destroy. Of David. A Miktam.
1 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?[a]
Do you judge people fairly?
2 No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands deal out violence on earth.
3 The wicked go astray from the womb;
they err from their birth, speaking lies.
4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers
or of the cunning enchanter.
6 O God, break the teeth in their mouths;
tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
7 Let them vanish like water that runs away;
like grass let them be trodden down[b] and wither.
8 Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime;
like the untimely birth that never sees the sun.
9 Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns,
whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!
10 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance done;
they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 People will say, ‘Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who judges on earth.’
Footnotes
- Psalm 58:1 Or mighty lords
- Psalm 58:7 Cn: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Mga Awit 58
Ang Biblia, 2001
Sa Punong Mang-aawit: ayon sa Huwag Wasakin. Miktam ni David.
58 Tunay bang kayo'y nagsasalita nang matuwid, kayong mga diyos?
Matuwid ba kayong humahatol, O kayong mga anak ng tao?
2 Hindi, sa inyong mga puso ay nagsisigawa kayo ng kamalian;
sa lupa ang karahasan ng inyong mga kamay ay inyong tinitimbang.
3 Ang masama ay naliligaw mula sa bahay-bata,
silang nagsasalita ng mga kasinungalingan ay naliligaw mula sa pagkapanganak.
4 Sila'y may kamandag na gaya ng kamandag ng ahas,
gaya ng binging ahas na nagtatakip ng kanyang pandinig,
5 kaya't hindi nito naririnig ang tinig ng mga engkantador,
ni ang tusong manggagayuma.
6 O Diyos, basagin mo ang mga ngipin sa kanilang mga bibig;
tanggalin mo ang mga pangil ng mga batang leon, O Panginoon!
7 Parang tubig na papalayong umaagos ay maglaho nawa sila,
kapag iniumang na niya ang kanyang mga palaso, maging gaya nawa sila ng mga pirasong naputol.
8 Maging gaya nawa ng kuhol na natutunaw habang nagpapatuloy,
gaya ng wala sa panahong panganganak na hindi nakakita ng araw kailanman.
9 Bago makaramdam ang inyong mga palayok sa init ng dawag,
kanyang kukunin ang mga iyon ng ipu-ipo ang sariwa at gayundin ang nagniningas.
10 Magagalak ang matuwid kapag nakita niya ang paghihiganti;
kanyang huhugasan ang kanyang mga paa ng dugo ng masama.
11 Sasabihin ng mga tao, “Tiyak na sa matuwid ay may gantimpala,
tiyak na may Diyos na humahatol sa lupa.”
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