To the chief Musician, Al-taschith, Michtam of David.
1Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men?58.1 Al-taschith…: or, Destroy not58.1 Michtam: or, A golden Psalm
2Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth.
3The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.58.3 as soon…: Heb. from the belly
4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;58.4 like the poison: Heb. according to the likeness, etc58.4 adder: or, asp
5Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.58.5 charming…: or, be the charmer never so cunning
6Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD.
7Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces.
8As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
9Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath.58.9 both…: Heb. as living as wrath
10The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
11So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth.58.11 a reward…: Heb. fruit of the, etc
Ihooya rĩa kũũria Ngai Aherithie Andũ arĩa Aaganu
Thaburi ya Daudi
1Inyuĩ aathani aya-rĩ, ti-itherũ nĩmwaragia maũndũ ma kĩhooto?
Nĩmũtuagĩra andũ ciira ũrĩa kwagĩrĩire na kĩhooto?
258:2 Math 15:19; Thab 94:20Aca, ngoro-inĩ cianyu mũthugundaga maũndũ matarĩ ma kĩhooto,
na moko manyu mageeka maũndũ ma kũruta haaro gũkũ thĩ.
3O kuuma gũciarwo andũ arĩa aaganu nĩmahĩtagia njĩra;
matũũraga marĩ imaramari kuuma gũciarwo, na maaragia maheeni.
458:4 Ndar 21:6Ũrũrũ wao nĩ ta ũrũrũ wa nyoka,
ũhaana ta thumu wa nduĩra ĩthingĩte matũ mayo,
558:5 Koh 10:11; Jer 8:17ĩrĩa ĩtangĩigua rwĩmbo rwa mũmĩthuuthĩri,
o na angĩkorwo aramĩthuuthĩra arĩ na ũũgĩ mũnene atĩa.
658:6 Ayub 4:10Wee Ngai, unanga magego marĩa marĩ tũnua twao;
Wee Jehova, munya mĩthangiri ya mĩrũũthi ĩyo!
7Nĩmabuĩrie o ta maaĩ marĩa mathereraga makabuĩria;
rĩrĩa magereka ũta-rĩ, mĩguĩ yao nĩĩkoragwo ĩrĩ mĩtuuhu.
858:8 Ayub 3:16; Isa 13:7Marotuĩka ta ndinoho ĩrĩa ĩtwekaga o ĩgĩthiiaga,
matuĩke ta kĩhuno kĩrĩa gĩtoonaga riũa.
958:9 Thab 118:12; Ayub 7:10Andũ arĩa aaganu makeeherio narua,
gũkĩra ũrĩa nyũngũ cianyu ingĩhiũhio nĩ mwaki wa mĩigua,
ĩrĩ mĩigũ kana ĩrĩ mĩũmũ.
1058:10 Gũcook 32:35; Arom 12:17-21Andũ arĩa athingu nĩmagakena maarĩhĩrio,
rĩrĩa magathambia nyarĩrĩ ciao thakame-inĩ ya arĩa aaganu.
11Hĩndĩ ĩyo andũ nĩmakoiga atĩrĩ,
“Ti-itherũ nĩ kũrĩ na irĩhi rĩa arĩa athingu;
ti-itherũ nĩ kũrĩ Ngai ũrĩa ũtuagĩra andũ a thĩ ciira.”
