Psalm 58:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You have done wrong and lied from the day you were born.

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No human is pure and innocent,

From the day I was born, I have been in your care, and from the time of my birth, you have been my God.

I have sinned and done wrong since the day I was born.

and they are like guards on patrol day and night. The city is full of trouble, evil,

All children are foolish, but firm correction will make them change.

You survivors in Israel, listen to me, the LORD. Since the day you were born, I have carried you along.

You have never been willing to listen to what I say; from the moment of your birth, I knew you would rebel.

Doomed! You're doomed! At night you lie in bed, making evil plans. And when morning comes, you do what you've planned because you have the power.

Once we were also ruled by the selfish desires of our bodies and minds. We had made God angry, and we were going to be punished like everyone else.