Psalms 58
58
Judge of the Judges
For the Pure and Shining One
King David’s golden song of instruction
To the tune of “Do Not Destroy”
1-2God’s justice? You high and mighty politicians
know nothing about it!
Which one of you has walked in justice toward others?
Which one of you has treated everyone right and fair?
Not one! You only give “justice” in exchange for a bribe.
For the right price you let others get away with murder.
3-4Wicked wanderers even from the womb—that’s who you are!
You lie with your words, and your teaching is poison. # 58:3–4 The Hebrew reads “venom of a serpent,” which is a clear metaphor for wrong teaching.
5Like cobras closing their ears to the most expert of the charmers,
you strike out against all who are near.
6O God, break their fangs;
shatter the teeth of these ravenous lions!
7Let them disappear like water falling on thirsty ground.
Let all their weapons be useless.
8Let them be like snails dissolving into the slime.
Let them be cut off, never seeing the light of day!
9God will sweep them away so fast
that they’ll never know what hit them. # 58:9 The Hebrew here is recognized by nearly every scholar to be one of the most difficult verses in the Psalms to translate.
10The godly will celebrate in the triumph of good over evil,
and the lovers of God will trample
the wickedness of the wicked under their feet!
11Then everyone will say, “There is a God who judges the judges”
and “There is a great reward in loving God!”
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For the music director. According to “Do Not Destroy.” A psalm (miktam) of David.
1You leaders,#58:1. The word in the Hebrew is unclear. One interpretation “gods” is surely incorrect. do you really say what is right? Do you judge people fairly?
2No, for in your minds you plan evil. You cause violence everywhere!
3The wicked are sinners from birth; from the moment they're born they tell lies.
4They have venom like that of a poisonous snake, and just like a cobra they stop listening,
5refusing to hear the voice of the snake charmers or the spellbinders.
6God, break their teeth, and smash the jaws of these lions, Lord.
7May they vanish like water that flows away; when they shoot their arrows may they miss their mark.#58:7. The meaning of the second part of this verse is unclear.
8May they be like the slime of snails that dissolves away, like a stillborn child that never saw the light of day.
9Before the cooking pot is hot from burning thorns, whether fresh or dry, God will blow them away.#58:9. The meaning of this verse is unclear.
10Those who live right will be happy when they see there is punishment; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11They will say, “There is definitely a reward for those who live right; there is certainly a God who judges fairly on earth.”
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