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Monday, May 6th, 2024
the Sixth Week after Easter
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Psalms 58

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To the director: To the tune "Don't Destroy." A miktam of David.

1 You judges are not being fair in your decisions.
    You are not judging people fairly.
2 No, you only think of evil things to do.
    You do violent crimes in this country.
3 Those wicked people started doing wrong as soon as they were born.
    They have been liars from birth.
4 Their anger is as deadly as the poison of a snake.[a]
    They shut their ears like a deaf cobra
5 that does not listen to the music of the snake charmers,
    no matter how well they play.

6 God, they are like lions.
    So, Lord, break their teeth.
7 May they disappear like water down a drain.
    May they be crushed like weeds on a path.[b]
8 May they be like snails melting away as they move.
    May they be like a baby born dead, who never saw the light of day.
9 May they be destroyed suddenly,
    like the thorns that are burned to quickly heat a pot.

10 Good people will be happy
    when they see the wicked getting the punishment they deserve.
They will feel like soldiers
    walking through the blood of their enemies![c]
11 Then people will say, "Good people really are rewarded.
    Yes, there is a God judging the world!"[d]

 
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