Psalm 58:1–5

1 Do you really speak righteously, you mighty ones?C

Do you judge people fairly?e

2 No, you practice injustice in your hearts;

with your hands you weigh out violence in the land.f

3 The wicked go astray from the womb;

liars wander about from birth.g

4 They have venom like the venom of a snake,

like the deaf cobra that stops up its ears,h

5 that does not listen to the sound of the charmers

who skillfully weave spells.i