{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/web/psalms/58","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T01:58:14.429Z"},"reference":{"translation":"WEB","book":"Psalms","bookSlug":"psalms","chapter":58,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":57,"nextChapter":59,"totalChapters":150,"totalVerses":11},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"Do you indeed speak righteousness, silent ones? Do you judge blamelessly, you sons of men?"},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"No, in your heart you plot injustice. You measure out the violence of your hands in the earth."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"The wicked go astray from the womb. They are wayward as soon as they are born, speaking lies."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"Their poison is like the poison of a snake; like a deaf cobra that stops its ear,"},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"which doesn't listen to the voice of charmers, no matter how skillful the charmer may be."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"Break their teeth, God, in their mouth. Break out the great teeth of the young lions, Yahweh."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"Let them vanish as water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt."},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"Let them be like a snail which melts and passes away, like the stillborn child, who has not seen the sun."},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns, he will sweep away the green and the burning alike."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance. He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;"},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"so that men shall say, |Most certainly there is a reward for the righteous. Most certainly there is a God who judges the earth.| For the Chief Musician. To the tune of |Do Not Destroy.| A poem by David, when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him."}],"citation":{"inline":"Psalms 58 (WEB)","markdown":"[Psalms 58](https://primebible.com/web/psalms/58)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* WEB. https://primebible.com/web/psalms/58 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}