Psalm 58 (‘Judges, who rule the world by laws’)  24545

Warning to Magistrates

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  • based on the book Psalms
  • first line (public domain):
    Judges, who rule the world by laws,
    Will ye despise the righteous,
         When th'injur'd poor before you stands?
    Dare ye condemn the righteous poor,
    And let rich sinners 'scape secure,
         While gold and greatness bribe your hands?
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