1 Do you speak what is right, you gods? 2In the land you practise iniquity --- all of you; 3The wicked go astray from the womb 4Venom have they like the venom of snakes, 5and refuses to listen to the voice of the charmer, 6O God, break to pieces the teeth in their mouth, 7May they melt away like running water! 8Like the snail that dissolves on its crawling path, 9Faster than a thorn-fire heats your pots, 10The sight of such vengeance will gladden the righteous; 11People will say, “Yes, the just are rewarded: