Psalm 58:4–7

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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:

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. 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.