1 Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones? Do you judge people fairly?
2 No, you practice injustice in your hearts;with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.
3 The wicked go astray from the womb;liars err from birth.
4 They have venom like the venom of a snake,like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,
5 that does not listen to the sound of the charmerswho skillfully weave spells.
6 God, knock the teeth out of their mouths;Lord, tear out the young lions’ fangs.
7 They will vanish like water that flows by;they will aim their useless arrows.
8 Like a slug that moves along in slime,like a woman’s miscarried child,they will not see the sun.
9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns —whether green or burning —He will sweep them away.
10 The righteous one will rejoicewhen he sees the retribution; he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11 Then people will say,“Yes, there is a reward for the righteous!There is a God who judges on earth! ”