Psalms 58

Psalm 58 condemns corrupt rulers (*elohim*) who fail to judge justly, devising wrong and violence from birth, with hearts venomous like deaf adders that resist correction[1][2][3][4]. David prays for YHWH to break their fangs, render them powerless like toothless lions or melting snails, and sweep them away swiftly, so the righteous wash their feet in the wicked's blood, affirming YHWH's just judgment on earth[1][2][3][4].

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Verse 1

To the choir director to the overseeing one to the overseeing one not upon, over Do not destroy destroy Do not destroy Do not destroy of David to David to David A Mikhtam inscribed composition inscribed composition

לַ/מְנַצֵּ֥חַ 𐤋/𐤌𐤍𐤑𐤇 lamenatsecha To the choir director to the overseeing one to the overseeing one HRd/Vprmsa אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon, over Do not destroy HTn תַּשְׁחֵ֗ת 𐤕𐤔𐤇𐤕 tashechet destroy Do not destroy Do not destroy HVhi2ms לְ/דָוִ֥ד 𐤋/𐤃𐤅𐤃 ledavid of David to David to David HR/Np מִכְתָּֽם 𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤌 mikhetam A Mikhtam inscribed composition inscribed composition HNcmsa

Verse 2

Indeed truly truly in silence muteness in silence righteousness righteousness righteousness you speak you men will declare you men will speak uprightly uprightnesses uprightly you judge you all judge you all will judge O sons of sons of sons of men human being human being

הַֽ/אֻמְנָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤍𐤌 haumenam Indeed truly truly HTi/D אֵ֣לֶם 𐤀𐤋𐤌 elem in silence muteness in silence HNcmsa צֶ֭דֶק 𐤑𐤃𐤒 tsedeq righteousness righteousness righteousness HNcmsa תְּדַבֵּר֑וּ/ן 𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅/𐤍 tedaberun you speak you men will declare you men will speak HVpi2mp/Sn מֵישָׁרִ֥ים 𐤌𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 meysharim uprightly uprightnesses uprightly HNcmpa תִּ֝שְׁפְּט֗וּ 𐤕𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤅 tishepetu you judge you all judge you all will judge HVqi2mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) O sons of sons of sons of HNcmpc אָדָֽם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam men human being human being HNcmsa

Verse 3

even indeed indeed in heart in the inner core of in the heart wicked ones ascending-offerings injustices you work you accomplish you accomplish on earth in the land in the land violence violent wrongdoing violence your hands your two hands your two hands you weigh out you carefully assess you carefully assess

אַף 𐤀𐤐 af even indeed indeed HTa בְּ/לֵב֮ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁 belev in heart in the inner core of in the heart HR/Ncmsa עוֹלֹ֪ת 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤕 olot wicked ones ascending-offerings injustices HNcbpa תִּפְעָ֫ל֥וּ/ן 𐤕𐤐𐤏𐤋𐤅/𐤍 tifealun you work you accomplish you accomplish HVqi2mp/Sn בָּ/אָ֡רֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) on earth in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa חֲמַ֥ס 𐤇𐤌𐤎 chamas violence violent wrongdoing violence HNcmsc יְ֝דֵי/כֶ֗ם 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤊𐤌 yedeykhem your hands your two hands your two hands HNcbdc/Sp2mp תְּפַלֵּֽסֽוּ/ן 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤎𐤅/𐤍 tefalesun you weigh out you carefully assess you carefully assess HVpi2mp/Sn

Verse 4

they were estranged they were estranged they were estranged O wicked men wicked men wicked men from the womb to show deep compassion from the womb they go astray they went astray they strayed from the belly from the belly from the belly speakers of speakers of speakers of lies falsehood falsehood

זֹ֣רוּ 𐤆𐤓𐤅 zoru they were estranged they were estranged they were estranged HVqp3cp רְשָׁעִ֣ים 𐤓𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤌 reshaim O wicked men wicked men wicked men HAampa מֵ/רָ֑חֶם 𐤌/𐤓𐤇𐤌 merachem from the womb to show deep compassion from the womb HR/Ncmsa תָּע֥וּ 𐤕𐤏𐤅 tau they go astray they went astray they strayed HVqp3cp מִ֝/בֶּ֗טֶן 𐤌/𐤁𐤈𐤍 mibeten from the belly from the belly from the belly HR/Ncfsa דֹּבְרֵ֥י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 doverey speakers of speakers of speakers of HVqrmpc כָזָֽב 𐤊𐤆𐤁 khazav lies falsehood falsehood HNcmsa

Verse 5

venom burning heat of venom of of-them — to them like-the likeness as likeness of like the likeness of venom burning heat of venom of of-serpent serpent serpent like like like adder venomous viper adder deaf deaf man deaf one stops-up he shuts shuts up its-ear his ear his ear

חֲמַת 𐤇𐤌𐤕 chamat venom burning heat of venom of HNcfsc לָ֗/מוֹ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅 lamo of-them to them HR/Sp3mp כִּ/דְמ֥וּת 𐤊/𐤃𐤌𐤅𐤕 kidemut like-the likeness as likeness of like the likeness of HR/Ncfsc חֲמַת 𐤇𐤌𐤕 chamat-2 venom burning heat of venom of HNcfsc נָחָ֑שׁ 𐤍𐤇𐤔 nachash of-serpent serpent serpent HNcmsa כְּמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo like like like HR פֶ֥תֶן 𐤐𐤕𐤍 feten adder venomous viper adder HNcmsa חֵ֝רֵ֗שׁ 𐤇𐤓𐤔 cheresh deaf deaf man deaf one HAamsa יַאְטֵ֥ם 𐤉𐤀𐤈𐤌 yaetem stops-up he shuts shuts up HVqi3ms אָזְנֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤆𐤍/𐤅 azeno its-ear his ear his ear HNcfsc/Sp3ms

Verse 6

who that-which who do not not not hear he will hear he will hear the voice to the sound of to the voice of whisperers spell-mutterers spell-mutterers binding joining-one of binder of charms associations incantations wise ones made-wise ones made-wise ones

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which who HTr לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo do not not not HTn יִ֭שְׁמַע 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 yishema hear he will hear he will hear HVqi3ms לְ/ק֣וֹל 𐤋/𐤒𐤅𐤋 leqol the voice to the sound of to the voice of HR/Ncmsc מְלַחֲשִׁ֑ים 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤔𐤉𐤌 melachashim whisperers spell-mutterers spell-mutterers HVprmpa חוֹבֵ֖ר 𐤇𐤅𐤁𐤓 chover binding joining-one of binder of HVqrmsc חֲבָרִ֣ים 𐤇𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 chavarim charms associations incantations HNcmpa מְחֻכָּֽם 𐤌𐤇𐤊𐤌 mechukam wise ones made-wise ones made-wise ones HVPsmpa

Verse 7

O God mighty ones O Elohim break he demolished break their teeth their two teeth their teeth in their mouth in their mouth in their mouth the fangs jawbones of the jawbones of of the young lions young lions young lions shatter Tear down! shatter O LORD Yahweh Yahweh

אֱֽלֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) O God mighty ones O Elohim HNcmpa הֲרָס 𐤄𐤓𐤎 haras break he demolished break HVqv2ms שִׁנֵּ֥י/מוֹ 𐤔𐤍𐤉/𐤌𐤅 shineymo their teeth their two teeth their teeth HNcbdc/Sp3mp בְּ/פִ֑י/מוֹ 𐤁/𐤐𐤉/𐤌𐤅 befimo in their mouth in their mouth in their mouth HR/Ncmsc/Sp3mp מַלְתְּע֥וֹת 𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤏𐤅𐤕 maleteot the fangs jawbones of the jawbones of HNcfpc כְּ֝פִירִ֗ים 𐤊𐤐𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 kefirim of the young lions young lions young lions HNcmpa נְתֹ֣ץ 𐤍𐤕𐤑 netots shatter Tear down! shatter HVqv2ms יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) O LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp

Verse 8

let them be despised they will be rejected they will be rejected like like like water waters waters they go they will walk about they will walk about away from them — for them he treads he will tread he will tread his arrow his piercing arrow his arrow his arrows his piercing-arrows his arrows like like like they are miscarried they will circumcise themselves they will be miscarried

יִמָּאֲס֣וּ 𐤉𐤌𐤀𐤎𐤅 yimaasu let them be despised they will be rejected they will be rejected HVNi3mp כְמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 khemo like like like HR מַ֭יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water waters waters HNcmpa יִתְהַלְּכוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 yitehalekhu they go they will walk about they will walk about HVti3mp לָ֑/מוֹ 𐤋/𐤌𐤅 lamo away from them for them HR/Sp3mp יִדְרֹ֥ךְ 𐤉𐤃𐤓𐤊 yiderokhe kanyaga (Swahili) he treads he will tread he will tread HVqi3ms חצ/ו 𐤇𐤑/𐤅 chtsv his arrow his piercing arrow his arrow HNcmsc/Sp3ms חִ֝צָּ֗י/ו 𐤇𐤑𐤉/𐤅 chitsayv his arrows his piercing-arrows his arrows HNcmpc/Sp3ms כְּמ֣וֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo like like like HR יִתְמֹלָֽלוּ 𐤉𐤕𐤌𐤋𐤋𐤅 yitemolalu they are miscarried they will circumcise themselves they will be miscarried HVti3mp

Verse 9

like like like a snail trail-sliding snail trail-sliding snail that melts melting dissolution melting dissolution as it goes he will go he will walk miscarriage fallen offspring fallen offspring of a woman woman of woman of that has not not at all not at all seen Gaze intently! they see the sun sun sun

כְּמ֣וֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo like like like HR שַׁ֭בְּלוּל 𐤔𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤋 shabelul a snail trail-sliding snail trail-sliding snail HNcmsc תֶּ֣מֶס 𐤕𐤌𐤎 temes that melts melting dissolution melting dissolution HNcmsa יַהֲלֹ֑ךְ 𐤉𐤄𐤋𐤊 yahalokhe as it goes he will go he will walk HVqi3ms נֵ֥פֶל 𐤍𐤐𐤋 nefel miscarriage fallen offspring fallen offspring HNcmsc אֵ֝֗שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet of a woman woman of woman of HNcfsc בַּל 𐤁𐤋 bal that has not not at all not at all HTn חָ֥זוּ 𐤇𐤆𐤅 chazu seen Gaze intently! they see HVqp3cp שָֽׁמֶשׁ 𐤔𐤌𐤔 shamesh the sun sun sun HNcbsa

Verse 10

before beforehand before pots feel they discern they will understand your pots your cooking pots your cooking pots thorns thorny buckthorn thorny buckthorn as like like alive/green living living as like like burning/wrath burning-heat of wrath of He sweeps it away he storm-sweeps him he storm-sweeps him

בְּ/טֶ֤רֶם 𐤁/𐤈𐤓𐤌 beterem before beforehand before HR/D יָבִ֣ינוּ 𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤅 yavinu pots feel they discern they will understand HVqi3mp סִּֽירֹתֵי/כֶ֣ם 𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 siroteykhem your pots your cooking pots your cooking pots HNcbpc/Sp2mp אָטָ֑ד 𐤀𐤈𐤃 atad thorns thorny buckthorn thorny buckthorn HNcmsa כְּמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo as like like HR חַ֥י 𐤇𐤉 chay hai (Swahili) alive/green living living HAamsa כְּמוֹ 𐤊𐤌𐤅 kemo-2 as like like HR חָ֝ר֗וֹן 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 charon burning/wrath burning-heat of wrath of HNcmsa יִשְׂעָרֶֽ/נּוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤓/𐤍𐤅 yisearenu He sweeps it away he storm-sweeps him he storm-sweeps him HVqi3ms/Sp3ms

Verse 11

will rejoice he will rejoice he will rejoice the righteous righteous man righteous man when for/because when he sees he beheld he beholds vengeance retribution retribution his feet his foot-beats his footsteps he washes he will wash he will wash in the blood in blood in blood of the wicked the guilty man the wicked man

יִשְׂמַ֣ח 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 yisemach samka (Kirundi) will rejoice he will rejoice he will rejoice HVqi3ms צַ֭דִּיק 𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 tsadiq the righteous righteous man righteous man HAamsa כִּי 𐤊𐤉 ki when for/because when HC חָזָ֣ה 𐤇𐤆𐤄 chazah he sees he beheld he beholds HVqp3ms נָקָ֑ם 𐤍𐤒𐤌 naqam vengeance retribution retribution HNcmsa פְּעָמָ֥י/ו 𐤐𐤏𐤌𐤉/𐤅 peamayv his feet his foot-beats his footsteps HNcfpc/Sp3ms יִ֝רְחַ֗ץ 𐤉𐤓𐤇𐤑 yirechats he washes he will wash he will wash HVqi3ms בְּ/דַ֣ם 𐤁/𐤃𐤌 bedam damu (Lingala) in the blood in blood in blood HR/Ncmsc הָ/רָשָֽׁע 𐤄/𐤓𐤔𐤏 harasha of the wicked the guilty man the wicked man HTd/Aamsa

Verse 12

and-will-say and he says and he will say man human being human being surely surely surely fruit fruit-yield fruit to-the-righteous to the righteous one to the righteous one surely surely surely there-is there exists there is God mighty ones Elohim judging judging-ones judges in-the-earth in the land in the land

וְ/יֹאמַ֣ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 veyomar and-will-say and he says and he will say HC/Vqi3ms אָ֭דָם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 adam man human being human being HNcmsa אַךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe surely surely surely HTa פְּרִ֣י 𐤐𐤓𐤉 peri fruit fruit-yield fruit HNcmsa לַ/צַּדִּ֑יק 𐤋/𐤑𐤃𐤉𐤒 latsadiq to-the-righteous to the righteous one to the righteous one HRd/Aamsa אַ֥ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe-2 surely surely surely HTa יֵשׁ 𐤉𐤔 yesh there-is there exists there is HTm אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones Elohim HNcmpa שֹׁפְטִ֥ים 𐤔𐤐𐤈𐤉𐤌 shofetim judging judging-ones judges HVqrmpa בָּ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤁/𐤀𐤓𐤑 baarets Ayé (Yoruba) in-the-earth in the land in the land HRd/Ncbsa

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