Tehillim 58

Orthodox Jewish Bible

58 (For the one directing. Set to Do Not Destroy. Mikhtam Dovid). Do ye indeed decree tzedek, O elim (g-ds, Ex 22:28[27])? Do ye judge uprightly the Bnei Adam?

²⁽³⁾No, in lev (heart) ye work wickedness; ye weigh out the chamas (violence) of your hands in Ha’Aretz.

³⁽⁴⁾The resha’im are perverted from the rekhem (womb); gone astray from birth are they, speaking kazav (lie, falsehood).

⁴⁽⁵⁾Their venom is like the venom of a nachash; they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth its ear;

⁵⁽⁶⁾That it may not pay heed to the voice of charmers, casting spells ever so cunningly.

⁶⁽⁷⁾Break their teeth, O Elohim, in their mouth; tear out the fangs of the young lions, Hashem.

⁷⁽⁸⁾Let them melt away like draining mayim; when he bendeth his bow to shoot his khitzim (arrows), let them be crumbled to pieces.

⁸⁽⁹⁾As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away; like the stillborn child of an isha, that they may not see the shemesh.

⁹⁽¹⁰⁾Before your sirot (pots) can feel the burning thorns, may He with a whirlwind blow them away, both green and dry alike.

¹⁰⁽¹¹⁾The tzaddik shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash feet in the dahm harasha.

¹¹⁽¹²⁾So that adam shall say, Verily there is a reward for the tzaddik; verily yesh Elohim Shofetim ba’aretz (there is a G-d that judgeth in the earth).

Psalm 58

New International Version

Psalm 58^[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.^[b]

¹Do you rulers indeed speak justly?^(A)
Do you judge people with equity?
²No, in your heart you devise injustice,^(B)
and your hands mete out violence on the earth.^(C)

³Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.
⁴Their venom is like the venom of a snake,^(D)
    like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
⁵that will not heed^(E) the tune of the charmer,^(F)
    however skillful the enchanter may be.

⁶Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;^(G)
    Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!^(H)
⁷Let them vanish like water that flows away;^(I)
    when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.^(J)
⁸May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,^(K)
    like a stillborn child^(L) that never sees the sun.

⁹Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns^(M)—
    whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.^[c]^(N)
¹⁰The righteous will be glad^(O) when they are avenged,^(P)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.^(Q)
¹¹Then people will say,
    “Surely the righteous still are rewarded;^(R)
    surely there is a God who judges the earth.”^(S)

Footnotes

Psalm 58:1 In Hebrew texts 58:1-11 is numbered 58:2-12.
Psalm 58:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
Psalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.

Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

New International Version (NIV)

Tehillim 58

Orthodox Jewish Bible

Psalm 58

New International Version

Psalm 58^[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.^[b]

Footnotes

Cross references

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Tehillim 58 Orthodox Jewish Bible

Psalm 58 New International Version

Psalm 58[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.[b]

Footnotes

Cross references

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Tehillim 58

Orthodox Jewish Bible

Psalm 58

New International Version

Psalm 58^[a]

For the director of music. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” Of David. A miktam.^[b]