Psalms 58

lamnatseakh al-tashkhet ledavid mikhtam

For the leader; al tashḥeth. Of David. A michtam.

ha'umnam elem tsedeq tedabberun mesharim tishpetu bene adam

O mighty ones, do you really decree what is just? Do you judge humankind with equity?

af-belev olot tifalun ba'arets khamas yedekhem tefallesun

In your minds you devise wrongdoing in the land; with your hands you deal out lawlessness.

zoru resha'im merakhem ta'u mibbeten dovere khazav

The wicked are defiant from birth; the liars go astray from the womb.

khamat-lamo kidmut khamat-nakhash kemo-feten kheresh yatem ozno

Their venom is like that of a snake, a deaf viper that stops its ears

asher lo-yishma leqol melakhashim khover khavarim mekhukkam

so as not to hear the voice of charmers or the expert mutterer of spells.

elohim haros-shinnemo befimo malte'ot kefirim netots Adonai

O God, smash their teeth in their mouth; shatter the fangs of lions, O ETERNAL One;

yimma'asu khemo-mayim yithallekhu-lamo yidrokh khitsav kemo yitmolalu

let them melt, let them vanish like water— aim Your arrows that they be cut down—

kemo shabbelul temes yahalokh nefel eshet bal-khazu shamesh

like a snail that melts away as it moves; like a woman’s stillbirth—may they never see the sun!

beterem yavinu sirotekhem atad kemo-khay kemo-kharon yisarennu

Before the thorns grow into a bramble, whirl them away alive in fury.

yismakh tsaddiq ki-khazah naqam pe'amayw yirkhats bedam harasha

The righteous will rejoice when they see revenge; they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

veyomar adam akh-peri latsaddiq akh yesh-elohim shofetim ba'arets

People will say, “There is, then, a reward for the righteous; there is, indeed, divine justice on earth.”