1 To the chief Musician{H5329}{H8764)}, Altaschith{H516}{H8686)}, Michtam{H4387} of David{H1732}. Do ye indeed{H552} speak{H1696}{H8762)} righteousness{H6664}, O congregation{H482}? do ye judge{H8199}{H8799)} uprightly{H4339}, O ye sons{H1121} of men{H120}?

2 Yea, in heart{H3820} ye work{H6466}{H8799)} wickedness{H5766}; ye weigh{H6424}{H8762)} the violence{H2555} of your hands{H3027} in the earth{H776}.

3 The wicked{H7563} are estranged{H2114}{H8804)} from the womb{H7358}: they go astray{H8582}{H8804)} as soon as they be born{H990}, speaking{H1696}{H8802)} lies{H3577}.

4 Their poison{H2534} is like{H1823} the poison{H2534} of a serpent{H5175}: they are like the deaf{H2795} adder{H6620} that stoppeth{H331}{H8686)} her ear{H241};

5 Which will not hearken{H8085}{H8799)} to the voice{H6963} of charmers{H3907}{H8764)}, charming{H2266}{H8802)}{H2267} never so wisely{H2449}{H8794)}.

6 Break{H2040}{H8798)} their teeth{H8127}, O God{H430}, in their mouth{H6310}: break out{H5422}{H8800)} the great teeth{H4459} of the young lions{H3715}, O LORD{H3068}.

7 Let them melt away{H3988}{H8735)} as waters{H4325} which run continually{H1980}{H8691)}: when he bendeth{H1869}{H8799)} his bow to shoot his arrows{H2671}, let them be as cut in pieces{H4135}{H8709)}.

8 As a snail{H7642} which melteth{H8557}, let every one of them pass away{H1980}{H8799)}: like the untimely birth{H5309} of a woman{H802}, that they may not see{H2372}{H8804)} the sun{H8121}.

9 Before your pots{H5518} can feel{H995}{H8799)} the thorns{H329}, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind{H8175}{H8799)}, both living{H2416}, and in his wrath{H2740}.

10 The righteous{H6662} shall rejoice{H8055}{H8799)} when he seeth{H2372}{H8804)} the vengeance{H5359}: he shall wash{H7364}{H8799)} his feet{H6471} in the blood{H1818} of the wicked{H7563}.

11 So that a man{H120} shall say{H559}{H8799)}, Verily there is a reward{H6529} for the righteous{H6662}: verily he is{H3426} a God{H430} that judgeth{H8199}{H8802)} in the earth{H776}.