Psalm 57:5–11

4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake,

like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

5 that will not heed the tune of the charmer,

however skillful the enchanter may be.

6 Break the teeth in their mouths, O God;

Lord, tear out the fangs of those lions!

7 Let them vanish like water that flows away;

when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.

8 May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,

like a stillborn child that never sees the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns—

whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.

10 The righteous will be glad when they are avenged,

when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.

4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent,

like the deaf adder that stops its ear,

5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers

or of the cunning enchanter.

6 O God, break the teeth in their mouths;

tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!

7 Let them vanish like water that runs away;

when he aims his arrows, let them be blunted.

8 Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime,

like the stillborn child who never sees the sun.

9 Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns,

whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!

10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;

he will bathe his feet in the blood of the wicked.

4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent:

They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;

5 Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers,

Charming never so wisely.

6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth:

Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Lord.

7 Let them melt away as waters which run continually:

When he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.

8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away:

Like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the thorns,

He shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance:

He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

4 They spit venom like deadly snakes;

they are like cobras that refuse to listen,

5 ignoring the tunes of the snake charmers,

no matter how skillfully they play.

6 Break off their fangs, O God!

Smash the jaws of these lions, O Lord!

7 May they disappear like water into thirsty ground.

Make their weapons useless in their hands.

8 May they be like snails that dissolve into slime,

like a stillborn child who will never see the sun.

9 God will sweep them away, both young and old,

faster than a pot heats over burning thorns.

10 The godly will rejoice when they see injustice avenged.

They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent;

They are like the deaf cobra that stops its ear,

5 Which will not heed the voice of charmers,

Charming ever so skillfully.

6 Break their teeth in their mouth, O God!

Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!

7 Let them flow away as waters which run continually;

When he bends his bow,

Let his arrows be as if cut in pieces.

8 Let them be like a snail which melts away as it goes,

Like a stillborn child of a woman, that they may not see the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the burning thorns,

He shall take them away as with a whirlwind,

As in His living and burning wrath.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he sees the vengeance;

He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked,

4 They are like poisonous snakes,

like deaf cobras that stop up their ears

5 so they cannot hear the music of the snake charmer

no matter how well he plays.

6 God, break the teeth in their mouths!

Tear out the fangs of those lions, Lord!

7 Let them disappear like water that flows away.

Let them be cut short like a broken arrow.

8 Let them be like snails that melt as they move.

Let them be like a child born dead who never saw the sun.

9 His anger will blow them away alive

faster than burning thorns can heat a pot.

10 Good people will be glad when they see him get even.

They will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent:

They are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear,

5 Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers,

Charming never so wisely.

6 Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth:

Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah.

7 Let them melt away as water that runneth apace:

When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off.

8 Let them be as a snail which melteth and passeth away,

Like the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the thorns,

He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.

10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance:

He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked;

4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder which stoppeth her ear; 5 Which doth not hearken to the voice of enchanters, of one charming ever so wisely.

6 O God, break their teeth in their mouth; break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah. 7 Let them melt away as waters that flow off; when he aimeth his arrows, let them be as blunted: 8 Let them be as a snail that melteth as it passeth away; like the untimely birth of a woman, let them not see the sun. 9 Before your pots feel the thorns, green or burning, —they shall be whirled away. 10 The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance; he shall wash his footsteps in the blood of the wicked:

4 They have poisonous venom like snakes. 

They are like a deaf cobra that shuts its ears 

5 so that it cannot hear the voice of a snake charmer 

or of anyone trained to cast spells. 

6 O God, knock the teeth out of their mouths. 

Break the young lions’ teeth, O Lord. 

7 Let them disappear like water that drains away. 

When they aim their bows, let their arrows miss the target. 

8 Let them become like a snail that leaves behind a slimy trail 

or like a stillborn child who never sees the sun. 

9 Let ⸤God⸥ sweep them away 

faster than a cooking pot is heated by burning twigs. 

10 Righteous people will rejoice when they see ⸤God⸥ take revenge. 

They will wash their feet in the blood of wicked people. 

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 charmers

who 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 rejoice

when he sees the retribution;

he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent,

like the deaf adder that stops its ear,

5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers

or of the cunning enchanter.

6 O God, break the teeth in their mouths;

tear out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord!

7 Let them vanish like water that runs away;

like grass let them be trodden down and wither.

8 Let them be like the snail that dissolves into slime,

like the untimely birth that never sees the sun.

9 Sooner than your pots can feel the heat of thorns,

whether green or ablaze, may he sweep them away!

10 The righteous will rejoice when they see vengeance done;

they will bathe their feet in the blood of the wicked.

4 Their venom is like snake venom;

They are like a deaf viper that closes its ear

5 so that it does not hear the voice of charmers

or the skilled caster of spells.

6 O God, break their teeth in their mouth.

Break off the fangs of the young lions, O Yahweh.

7 Let them run away like water that runs off.

When he bends the bow, let his arrows be as though they were cut off.

8 Let them be like a snail that melts away as it goes;

like the stillborn of woman that do not see the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the heat of a thornbush,

whether green or dry, he will sweep it away.

10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;

he will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

4 Their words are like the poison of a snake.

They are like the poison of a cobra that has covered up its ears.

5 It won’t listen to any tune of a snake charmer,

even if the charmer really plays well.

6 God, break the teeth in the mouths of those sinners!

Lord, tear out the sharp teeth of those lions!

7 Let those people disappear like water that flows away.

When they draw their bows, let their arrows be dull.

8 Let them be like a slug that melts away as it moves along.

Let them be like a baby that is born dead and never sees the sun.

9 Evil people will be swept away quicker than a pot can feel the heat of thorns burning under it.

And it doesn’t matter if the thorns are green or dry.

10 Godly people will be glad when those who have hurt them are paid back.

They will wash their feet in the blood of those who do evil.

4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent;

Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,

5 So that it does not hear the voice of charmers,

Or a skillful caster of spells.

6 O God, shatter their teeth in their mouth;

Break out the fangs of the young lions, O Lord.

7 Let them flow away like water that runs off;

When he aims his arrows, let them be as headless shafts.

8 Let them be as a snail which melts away as it goes along,

Like the miscarriages of a woman which never see the sun.

9 Before your pots can feel the fire of thorns

He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike.

10 The righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance;

He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.