58:1 Justice--do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 58 , Verse 1 , Justice--do you rulers know the meaning of the word? Do you judge the people fairly?
58:2 No, all your dealings are crooked; you hand out violence instead of justice.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 58 , Verse 2 , No, all your dealings are crooked; you hand out violence instead of justice.
58:3 These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 58 , Verse 3 , These wicked people are born sinners; even from birth they have lied and gone their own way.
58:4 They spit poison like deadly snakes; they are like cobras that refuse to listen,
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 58 , Verse 4 , They spit poison like deadly snakes; they are like cobras that refuse to listen,
58:5 ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers, no matter how skillfully they play.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 58 , Verse 5 , ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers, no matter how skillfully they play.
58:6 Break off their fangs, O God! Smash the jaws of these lions, O LORD!
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 58 , Verse 6 , Break off their fangs, O God! Smash the jaws of these lions, O LORD!
58:7 May they disappear like water into thirsty ground. Make their weapons useless in their hands.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 58 , Verse 7 , May they disappear like water into thirsty ground. Make their weapons useless in their hands.
58:8 May they be like snails that dissolve into slime, like a stillborn child who will never see the sun.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 58 , Verse 8 , May they be like snails that dissolve into slime, like a stillborn child who will never see the sun.
58:9 God will sweep them away, both young and old, faster than a pot heats on an open flame.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 58 , Verse 9 , God will sweep them away, both young and old, faster than a pot heats on an open flame.
58:10 The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 58 , Verse 10 , The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged. They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
58:11 Then at last everyone will say, 'There truly is a reward for those who live for God; surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth.'
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 58 , Verse 11 , Then at last everyone will say, 'There truly is a reward for those who live for God; surely there is a God who judges justly here on earth.'
