Psalm 58 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.

Psa 58:1<To the chief music-maker; put to Al-tashheth. Michtam. Of David.> Is there righteousness in your mouths, O you gods? are you upright judges, O you sons of men?

Psa 58:2

Psa 58:2The purposes of your hearts are evil; your hands are full of cruel doings on the earth.

Psa 58:3

Psa 58:3The evil-doers are strange from the first; from the hour of their birth they go out of the true way, saying false words.

Psa 58:4

Psa 58:4Their poison is like the poison of a snake; they are like the adder, whose ears are shut;

Psa 58:5

Psa 58:5Who will not be moved by the voice of the wonder-worker, however great are his powers.

Psa 58:6

Psa 58:6O God, let their teeth be broken in their mouths; let the great teeth of the young lions be pulled out, O Lord.

Psa 58:7

Psa 58:7Let them be turned to liquid like the ever-flowing waters; let them be cut off like the grass by the way.

Psa 58:8

Psa 58:8Let them be like an after-birth which is turned to water and comes to an end; like the fruit of a woman who gives birth before her time, let them not see the sun.

Psa 58:9

Psa 58:9Before they are conscious of it, let them be cut down like thorns; let a strong wind take them away like waste growth.

Psa 58:10

Psa 58:10The upright man will be glad when he sees their punishment; his feet will be washed in the blood of the evil-doer.

Psa 58:11

Psa 58:11So that men will say, Truly there is a reward for righteousness; truly there is a God who is judge on the earth.

The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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Psalm 58 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Prayer for the Punishment of the Wicked.

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