Psalm 59:5-7

The Voice

⁵I plead with You, Eternal One, Commander of heavenly armies, True God of Israel,
to get up and punish these people;
do not let any betrayer off the hook; show no mercy to malicious evildoers!

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⁶Treacherous souls return to the city in the evening;
    they prowl about,
    howling like dogs.
⁷Watch them! Snarling, dribbling their malicious insults.
    Their words cut loose from their lips like swords,
    and in their backstabbing they say, “Who’s listening anyway?”