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Let them be as a snail which melts away (secretes slime) as it goes along,
Like the miscarriage of a woman which never sees the sun.

Before your cooking pots can feel the fire of thorns [burning under them as fuel],
He will sweep them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning ones alike.

10 
The [unyieldingly] righteous will rejoice when he sees the vengeance [of God];
He will wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.

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May they be like a slug that melts away as it moves along,(A)
    like a stillborn child(B) that never sees the sun.

Before your pots can feel the heat of the thorns(C)
    whether they be green or dry—the wicked will be swept away.[a](D)
10 The righteous will be glad(E) when they are avenged,(F)
    when they dip their feet in the blood of the wicked.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 58:9 The meaning of the Hebrew for this verse is uncertain.