Psalm 58

Charles H. Spurgeon

2 They from the womb are all estranged,
The serpent's poison fills each vein,
They're not by wise persuasion changed,
But like the adder deaf remain

3 As lion's teeth the hunters break;
As angry torrents soon are dry;
So shall Thy bow swift vengeance take
Upon the proud who truth defy.

4 As melts the snail with slimy trail;
As thorns consume in rapid blaze;
Before Thy wrath Thy foes shall fail,
Thy whirlwinds shall their souls amaze.

5 O God, Thou judgest all the earth,
Thy justice cheers my cleansed heart;
Restrain my soul from sinners' mirth,
Lest in their doom I bear a part.

Charles H. Spurgeon, 1866.