Psalm 58 - Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

¹ To the overseer, Thou wilt not destroy; to David a poem. Will ye indeed speak dumb justice? will ye judge justly, ye sons of man?

² Also in heart ye will work evil; in the earth ye will roll the violence of your hands.

³ The unjust turned aside from the belly: they went astray from the womb, speaking falsehood.

⁴ Wrath to them according to the likeness of the wrath of a serpent: as the deaf adder will stop its ear;

⁵ Which will not hear to the voice of enchanters, charming with enchantments from wisdom.

⁶ God destroyed their teeth in their mouth: Jehovah broke down the young lions' grinders.

⁷ They shall melt away as water shall go about to them: he will bend his arrow, they shall be as cut off.

⁸ As a snail shall melt away he shall go: fire fell; they saw not the sun.

⁹ Before your pots shall perceive the thorn, as living, as in wrath, he will sweep him away.

¹⁰ The just one shall rejoice as seeing vengeance: he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the unjust one.

¹¹ And man shall say, Truly, fruit to the just one: truly there is a God judging in the earth.