Psalm 58:7-9

New International Reader's Version

⁷Let those people disappear like water that flows away.
When they draw their bows, let their arrows fall short of the target.
⁸Let them be like a slug that melts away as it moves along.
Let them be like a baby that is born dead and never sees the sun.

⁹Evil people will be swept away before burning thorns can heat a pot.
And it doesn’t matter if the thorns are green or dry.

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Psalm 58:7-9

New International Version

⁷Let them vanish like water that flows away;^(A)
when they draw the bow, let their arrows fall short.^(B)
⁸May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,^(C)
like a stillborn child^(D) that never sees the sun.