Psalms 58

Doe yee indeed speake righteousnesse, O congregation? doe ye iudge vprightly, O ye sonnes of men?

GenevaTo him that excelleth. Destroy not. A Psalme of David on Michtam. Is it true? O Congregation, speake ye iustly? O sonnes of men, iudge ye vprightly?

לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַ אַל תַּשְׁחֵ֗ת לְ/דָוִ֥ד מִכְתָּֽם

Yea, in heart you worke wickednesse; you waigh the violence of your hands in the earth.

GenevaYea, rather ye imagine mischiefe in your heart: your hands execute crueltie vpon the earth.

הַֽ/אֻמְנָ֗ם אֵ֣לֶם צֶ֭דֶק תְּדַבֵּר֑וּ/ן מֵישָׁרִ֥ים תִּ֝שְׁפְּט֗וּ בְּנֵ֣י אָדָֽם

The wicked are estranged from the wombe, they goe astray as soone as they be borne, speaking lies.

GenevaThe wicked are strangers from ye wombe: euen from the belly haue they erred, and speake lyes.

אַף בְּ/לֵב֮ עוֹלֹ֪ת תִּפְעָ֫ל֥וּ/ן בָּ/אָ֡רֶץ חֲמַ֥ס יְ֝דֵי/כֶ֗ם תְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּ/ן

Their poison is like the poyson of a serpent; they are like the deafe adder that stoppeth her eare:

GenevaTheir poyson is euen like the poyson of a serpent: like ye deafe adder that stoppeth his eare.

זֹ֣רוּ רְשָׁעִ֣ים מֵ/רָ֑חֶם תָּע֥וּ מִ֝/בֶּ֗טֶן דֹּבְרֵ֥י כָזָֽב

Which will not hearken to the voyce of charmers, charming neuer so wisely.

GenevaWhich heareth not the voyce of the inchanter, though he be most expert in charming.

חֲמַת לָ֗/מוֹ כִּ/דְמ֥וּת חֲמַת נָחָ֑שׁ כְּמוֹ פֶ֥תֶן חֵ֝רֵ֗שׁ יַאְטֵ֥ם אָזְנֽ/וֹ

Breake their teeth, O God, in their mouth: breake out the great teeth of the young lyons, O LORD.

GenevaBreake their teeth, O God, in their mouthes: breake the iawes of the yong lions, O Lord.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא יִ֭שְׁמַע לְ/ק֣וֹל מְלַחֲשִׁ֑ים חוֹבֵ֖ר חֲבָרִ֣ים מְחֻכָּֽם

Let them melt away as waters, which runne continually: When he bendeth his bow to shoote his arrowes, let them be as cut in pieces.

GenevaLet them melt like the waters, let them passe away: when hee shooteth his arrowes, let them be as broken.

אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים הֲרָס שִׁנֵּ֥י/מוֹ בְּ/פִ֑י/מוֹ מַלְתְּע֥וֹת כְּ֝פִירִ֗ים נְתֹ֣ץ יְהוָֽה

As a snaile which melteth, let euery one of them passe away: like the vntimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sunne.

GenevaLet them consume like a snayle that melteth, and like the vntimely fruite of a woman, that hath not seene the sunne.

יִמָּאֲס֣וּ כְמוֹ מַ֭יִם יִתְהַלְּכוּ לָ֑/מוֹ יִדְרֹ֥ךְ חצ/ו כְּמ֣וֹ יִתְמֹלָֽלוּ

Before your pots can feele the thornes, he shall take them away as with a whirlewind, both liuing, and in his wrath.

GenevaAs raw flesh before your pots feele the fire of thornes: so let him cary them away as with a whirlewinde in his wrath.

כְּמ֣וֹ שַׁ֭בְּלוּל תֶּ֣מֶס יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ נֵ֥פֶל אֵ֝֗שֶׁת בַּל חָ֥זוּ שָֽׁמֶשׁ

The righteous shall reioyce when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feete in the blood of the wicked.

GenevaThe righteous shall reioyce when he seeeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feete in the blood of the wicked.

בְּ/טֶ֤רֶם יָבִ֣ינוּ סִּֽירֹתֵי/כֶ֣ם אָטָ֑ד כְּמוֹ חַ֥י כְּמוֹ חָ֝ר֗וֹן יִשְׂעָרֶֽ/נּוּ

So that a man shall say, Uerily there is a reward for the righteous: verily hee is a God that iudgeth in the earth.

GenevaAnd men shall say, Verily there is fruite for the righteous: doutlesse there is a God that iudgeth in the earth.

יִשְׂמַ֣ח צַ֭דִּיק כִּי חָזָ֣ה נָקָ֑ם פְּעָמָ֥י/ו יִ֝רְחַ֗ץ בְּ/דַ֣ם הָ/רָשָֽׁע