Psalm 58

English Standard Version

God Who Judges the Earth

To the choirmaster: according to ^(A)Do Not Destroy. A ^(B)Miktam^[a] of David.

58 Do you indeed decree what is right, you gods?^[b]
Do you judge the children of man uprightly?
²No, in your hearts you devise wrongs;
your hands ^(C)deal out violence on earth.

³The wicked are ^(D)estranged from the womb;
    they go astray from birth, speaking lies.
⁴^(E)They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
    like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
⁵so that it ^(F)does not hear the voice of charmers
    or of the cunning enchanter.

⁶O God, ^(G)break the teeth in their mouths;
    tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!
⁷Let them ^(H)vanish like water that runs away;
    when he ^(I)aims his arrows, let them be blunted.
⁸Let them be like the snail ^(J)that dissolves into slime,
    like ^(K)the stillborn child who never sees the sun.
⁹Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of ^(L)thorns,
    whether green or ablaze, may he ^(M)sweep them away!^[c]

¹⁰^(N)The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;
he will ^(O)bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.
¹¹Mankind will say, “Surely there is ^(P)a reward for the righteous;
surely there is a God who ^(Q)judges on earth.”

Footnotes

Psalm 58:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
Psalm 58:1 Or you mighty lords (by revocalization; Hebrew in silence)
Psalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew verse is uncertain

Psalm 61-62

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Lead Me to the Rock

To the choirmaster: with ^(A)stringed instruments. Of David.

61 Hear my cry, O God,
    ^(B)listen to my prayer;
²from the end of the earth I call to you
    when my heart is ^(C)faint.
Lead me to ^(D)the rock
    that is higher than I,
³for you have been ^(E)my refuge,
    a strong ^(F)tower against the enemy.

⁴Let me ^(G)dwell in your tent forever!
Let me take refuge under ^(H)the shelter of your wings! Selah
⁵For you, O God, have heard my vows;
you have given me the heritage of those who fear your name.

⁶^(I)Prolong ^(J)the life of the king;
may his years endure to all generations!
⁷May he be enthroned forever before God;
appoint ^(K)steadfast love and faithfulness to watch over him!

⁸So will I ever sing praises to your name,
as I ^(L)perform my vows day after day.

My Soul Waits for God Alone

To the choirmaster: according to ^(M)Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.

62 For God alone ^(N)my soul ^(O)waits in silence;
from him comes my salvation.
²^(P)He alone is my rock and my salvation,
my ^(Q)fortress; ^(R)I shall not be greatly shaken.

³How long will all of you attack a man
    to batter him,
    like ^(S)a leaning wall, a tottering fence?
⁴They only plan to thrust him down from his ^(T)high position.
    They take pleasure in falsehood.
^(U)They bless with their mouths,
    but inwardly they curse. Selah

⁵For God alone, O ^(V)my soul, wait in silence,
    for my hope is from him.
⁶^(W)He only is my rock and my salvation,
    my fortress; I shall not be shaken.
⁷On God rests my ^(X)salvation and my glory;
    my mighty rock, ^(Y)my refuge is God.

⁸^(Z)Trust in him at all times, O people;
^(AA)pour out your heart before him;
God is ^(AB)a refuge for us. Selah

⁹^(AC)Those of low estate are but a breath;
    those of high estate ^(AD)are a delusion;
in the balances they go up;
    ^(AE)they are together lighter than a breath.
¹⁰Put no trust in extortion;
    ^(AF)set no vain hopes on robbery;
    ^(AG)if riches increase, set not your heart on them.

¹¹^(AH)Once God has spoken;
    ^(AI)twice have I heard this:
that ^(AJ)power belongs to God,
¹²    and that to you, O Lord, ^(AK)belongs steadfast love.
For you will ^(AL)render to a man
    according to his work.

Psalm 64

English Standard Version

Hide Me from the Wicked

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

64 Hear my voice, O God, in my ^(A)complaint;
    preserve my life from dread of the enemy.
²Hide me from ^(B)the secret plots of the wicked,
    from the throng of evildoers,
³who ^(C)whet their tongues like swords,
    who ^(D)aim bitter words like arrows,
⁴shooting from ^(E)ambush at the blameless,
    shooting at him suddenly and ^(F)without fear.
⁵They ^(G)hold fast to their evil purpose;
    they talk of ^(H)laying snares secretly,
thinking, ^(I)“Who can see them?”
⁶    They search out injustice,
saying, “We have accomplished a diligent search.”
    For ^(J)the inward mind and heart of a man are deep.

⁷^(K)But God shoots his arrow at them;
    they are wounded suddenly.
⁸They are brought to ruin, with their own ^(L)tongues turned against them;
    all who ^(M)see them will ^(N)wag their heads.
⁹Then all mankind ^(O)fears;
    they ^(P)tell what God has brought about
    and ponder what he has done.