1 Do you indeed speak righteousness, you gods? Do you judge fairly, you sons of mankind?
2 No, in heart you practice injustice; On earth you clear a way for the violence of your hands.
3 The wicked have turned away from the womb; These who speak lies go astray from birth.
4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,
5 So that it does not hear the voice of charmers, Or a skillful caster of spells.
6 God, shatter their teeth in their mouth; Break out the fangs of the young lions, LORD.
7 May they flow away like water that runs off; When he aims his arrows, may they be as headless shafts.
8 May they be like a snail which goes along in slime, Like the miscarriage of a woman that never sees the sun.
9 Before your pots can feel the fire of thorns He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.
10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees vengeance; He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 And people will say, "There certainly is a reward for the righteous; There certainly is a God who judges on the earth!"
Book Summary
Psalms is the Bible's songbook: one hundred fifty prayers and hymns of praise, lament, thanksgiving, and trust, many attributed to David. From the depths of despair to the heights of worship, it has voiced the prayers of God's people for millennia.
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