God Judges the Earth 1 ULT Truly{ in} silence do you speak righteousness? Do you judge uprightly, sons of man? BSB BSB: For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David. Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
2 ULT No, in the heart you do wickedness. Your hands weigh out violence on the earth. BSB BSB: No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
3 ULT The wicked turn aside from the womb; they stray from the belly, speaking falsehood. BSB BSB: The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
4 ULT The poison to them{ is} like the likeness of the poison of a serpent.{ They are} like a deaf adder{ that} shuts its ears, BSB BSB: Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
5 ULT that does not listen to the voice of charmers, one charming charms, being made wise. BSB BSB: refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
6 ULT God, break their teeth in their mouth! Break out the fangs of the young lions, Yahweh! BSB BSB: O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
7 ULT May they be melted like waters{ that} run off to them.{ When} he treads his arrows,{ may they be} as if they are cut off. BSB BSB: May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.
8 ULT { May they be} like a snail{ that} melts; it goes away.{ May they be like} the miscarriage of a woman; they do not see the sun. BSB BSB: Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
9 ULT Before your pots perceive the thorn, like the living, like the burning, he will whirlwind it away. BSB BSB: Before your pots can feel the burning thorns—whether green or dry—He will sweep them away.
10 ULT The righteous will rejoice when he sees vengeance. He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. BSB BSB: The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 ULT Then man will say,“Truly, fruit{ is} to the righteous. Truly, there is a God judging the earth.” BSB BSB: Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
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