1 You judges are not being fair in your decisions. You are not judging people fairly. 2 No, you only think of evil things to do. You do violent crimes in this country. 3 Those evil men started doing wrong as soon as they were born. They have been liars from birth. 4 Their anger is as dangerous as snake venom. And, like cobras that can’t hear, they refuse to listen to the truth. 5 Cobras can’t hear the music or songs of snake charmers. And those evil people are like that as they make their evil plans. 6 Lord, those people are like lions. So Lord, break their teeth. 7 May those people disappear like water down a drain. May they be crushed like weeds on a path. 8 May they be like snails melting away as they move. May they be like a baby that was born dead and never saw the light of day. 9 May they be destroyed quickly like thorns that burn too fast to heat the pot. 10 A good man will be happy when he sees evil people punished for the bad things they did to him. He will be like a soldier who defeated all his enemies! 11 When that happens, people will say: ”Good people really are rewarded. There really is a God judging the world!”
