To the director.[319] To the tune"Don't Destroy." A miktam[320] of David.
<1> You judges are not being fair in your decisions.
You are not judging people fairly.
<2> No, you only think of evil things to do.
You do violent crimes in this country.
<3> Those wicked people started doing wrong
as soon as they were born.
They have been liars from birth.
<4> Their anger is as dangerous as snake venom.[321]
And, like cobras that cannot hear,
they refuse to listen to the truth.
<5> Cobras cannot hear the music or songs of snake charmers,
and those wicked people are like that as they make their evil plans.[322]
<6> God, they are like lions.
So Lord, break their teeth.
<7> May they disappear
like water down a drain.
May they be crushed
like weeds on a path.[323]
<8> May they be like snails melting away
as they move.
May they be like a baby born dead,
who never saw the light of day.
<9> May they be destroyed quickly,
like thorns that burn too fast to heat the pot.
<10> A good man will be happy
when he sees wicked people punished
for the bad things they did to him.
He will be like a soldier
who defeated all his enemies![324]
<11> When that happens, everyone will say:
"Good people really are rewarded.
There really is a God judging the world!"[325]
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