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Psalm 58:1-2
Contemporary English Version

(A special psalm by David for the music leader. To the tune “Don't Destroy.”[a])

A Prayer When All Goes Wrong

1 Do you mighty people[b] talk
only to oppose justice?[c]
    Don't you ever judge fairly?
2 You are always planning evil,
    and you are brutal.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 58 Don't Destroy: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
  2. 58.1 mighty people: Or “mighty rulers” or “mighty gods.”
  3. 58.1 Do … justice: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
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