Psalm 58:7
“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.”
KJV
Read in Psalm 58Meaning
The prayer seeks the collapse of harmful capacity. Its imagery is severe, but the worshiper appeals to God rather than taking private vengeance into human hands.
Prayer for destructive power to collapse
A sequence of severe images asks God to render violent injustice powerless and short-lived.
Read carefully
It is a prayer for God to nullify destructive power, not a mandate for private violence.
Reflection
Pray and work lawfully for their capacity to harm to be restrained, interrupted, or removed.