God judges the earth
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Do you indeed speak justly, O rulers? Do you judge uprightly, O sons of men?
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No, in your hearts you devise injustice; with your hands you mete out violence on the earth.
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The wicked are estranged from the womb; the liars go astray from birth.
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Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
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refusing to hear the tune of the charmer who skillfully weaves his spell.
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O God, shatter their teeth in their mouths; O LORD, tear out the fangs of the lions.
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May they vanish like water that runs off; when they draw the bow, may their arrows be blunted.(a)
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Like a slug that dissolves in its slime, like a woman’s stillborn child, may they never see the sun.
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Before your pots can feel the burning thorns— whether green or dry— He will sweep them away.
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The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.
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Then men will say, “There is surely a reward for the righteous! There is surely a God who judges the earth!”
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