| | King James | American std | Diodati |
| 1 | Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? | Do ye indeed in silence speak righteousness? Do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? | Al maestro del coro. Sul motivo: "Non distruggere". Inno di Davide. E' proprio secondo giustizia che parlate |
| 2 | Yea, in heart ye work wickedness; ye weigh the violence of your hands in the earth. | Nay, in heart ye work wickedness; Ye weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth. | Nel vostro cuore voi concepite invece malvagità, le vostre mani dispensano sulla terra violenza. |
| 3 | The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. | The wicked are estranged from the womb: They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. | Questi empi si sono corrotti fin dal grembo materno; questi bugiardi si sono sviati fin dalla nascita. |
| 4 | Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; | Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: [They are] like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear, | Il loro veleno è simile al veleno del serpente, sono come l'aspide sordo che si tura le orecchie. |
| 5 | Which will not hearken to the voice of charmers, charming never so wisely. | Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, Charming never so wisely. | per non udire la voce degli incantatori o di chi è abile nel fare incantesimi. |
| 6 | Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: break out the great teeth of the young lions, O LORD. | Break their teeth, O God, in their mouth: Break out the great teeth of the young lions, O Jehovah. | O DIO, spezza loro i denti in bocca; o Eterno, rompi le zanne dei leoni. |
| 7 | Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. | Let them melt away as water that runneth apace: When he aimeth his arrows, let them be as though they were cut off. | Si dissolvano come acqua che scorre via. Quando tira le sue frecce, siano esse come dardi spuntati. |
| 8 | As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like the untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun. | [Let them be] as a snail which melteth and passeth away, [Like] the untimely birth of a woman, that hath not seen the sun. | Siano come lumaca che si scioglie mentre va; come aborto di donna non vedano il sole. |
| 9 | Before your pots can feel the thorns, he shall take them away as with a whirlwind, both living, and in his wrath. | Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will take them away with a whirlwind, the green and the burning alike. | Prima che le vostre pentole sentano il fuoco dei rovi, siano essi verdi o accesi, egli le spazzerà via come un turbine. |
| 10 | The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. | The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: He shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked; | Il giusto si rallegrerà nel vedere la vendetta; si laverà i piedi nel sangue dell'empio. |
| 11 | So that a man shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: verily he is a God that judgeth in the earth. | So that men shall say, Verily there is a reward for the righteous: Verily there is a God that judgeth in the earth. Psalm 59 For the Chief Musician; [set to] Al-tashheth. [A Psalm] of David. Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. | E la gente dirà: Certo vi è una ricompensa per il giusto; certo c'è un DIO che fa giustizia sulla terra. |
