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Psalm 58:3-5
New English Translation
Psalm 58:3-5
New English Translation
3 The wicked turn aside from birth;[a]
liars go astray as soon as they are born.[b]
4 Their venom is like that of a snake,[c]
like a deaf serpent[d] that does not hear,[e]
5 that does not respond to[f] the magicians,
or to a skilled snake charmer.
Footnotes
- Psalm 58:3 tn Heb “from the womb.”
- Psalm 58:3 tn Heb “speakers of a lie go astray from the womb.”
- Psalm 58:4 tn Heb “[there is] venom to them according to the likeness of venom of a snake.”
- Psalm 58:4 tn Or perhaps “cobra” (cf. NASB, NIV). Other suggested species of snakes are “asp” (NEB) and “adder” (NRSV).
- Psalm 58:4 tn Heb “[that] stops up its ear.” The apparent Hiphil jussive verbal form should be understood as a Qal imperfect with “i” theme vowel (see GKC 168 §63.n).
- Psalm 58:5 tn Heb “does not listen to the voice of.”
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