Tune and Hymn Title: Eternal Light, Eternal Light!
Psalm 58
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Do you indeed speak righteousness?
You people, do you bless?
And do you judge in uprightness?
Yet in heart you work wickedness
With violence you oppress
The wicked are estranged from birth
They give not good its worth
But they speak lies, poisonous snakes
Though man seeks to charm them, none makes
Progress for goodness' sakes
They are like lions, their teeth break
O God, for truth each fakes
So that they devour not those
Who your way, the good way, have chose
Which none the evil knows
Let them melt away as a snail*
When they move and leave trail
As waters melt when in a thaw
Turn back their bows and arrows sure
Let them fail evermore
Let them be as birth untimely
Stillborn, no daylight see
Take them away in your whirlwind
And do not your wrath them rescind
For they sorely have sinned
The righteous then shall glad rejoice
And praise you with one voice
When they see displayed your vengeance
Reward shall be for righteous hence
They shall your judgement sense
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* In olden days snails were though to melt as they
moved along and left their slimy trail.
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Author:
orchidee (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.6.8.8.6. A poem in a 'Psalms-not-yet-put-into-hymn-poems-by-me' group. Well, this one has been put into a poem now. Oh, you know what I mean. lol. This is not the most praise-y of Psalms, yet still relevant for today!
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Comments6
It's not the Psalmist calling down God's judgement or 'hellfire and brimstone' just because he feels like it. He calls on God to take action, and show His vengeance against the wicked. Then the righteous triumph - last verse.
Great work O
Thanks M. You melting away as a snail? Oops that's the wicked!
Good write Orchi, can we call God down to sought out our world as it heads towards conflict.
Thanks Gold.
An excellent poem.
Very thought provoking.on the human nature of mankind.
Thank you Orchidee
Keep writing
FineB
Thanks Fine. They're not my own original words. Well, I wrote them, but based on the Psalm - if you see what I mean!
Great job today Orchidee!
Thanks Christina.
words of wisdom will get you far
Thanks Ron.
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