Psalms 109
109
Psalm 109
To the Overcomer, A Psalm of David.
1¶ Do not hold thy peace, O God of my praise;
2for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; they have spoken of me with a lying tongue.
3They compassed me about with words of hatred and fought against me without a cause.
4They have responded to my love by becoming my adversaries, but I give myself unto prayer.
5And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
6¶ Set thou the wicked man over him, and let Satan stand at his right hand.
7When he shall be judged, let him be condemned, and let his prayer become sin.
8Let his days be few, and let another take his office.
9Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
10Let his children be continually vagabonds and beg; let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.
11Let the extortioner catch all that he has, and let the strangers spoil his labour.
12Let there be no one to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
13Let his posterity be cut off, and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
16Because he did not remember to show mercy but persecuted the man who is poor in spirit and destitute and broken in heart, that he might slay him.
17As he loved the curse, so let it come unto him; as he delighted not in the blessing, so let it be far from him.
18As he clothed himself with the curse like as with his garment, and it entered into his bowels like water and like oil into his bones.
19Let it be unto him as the garment which covers him and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
20 Let this be the reward from the Lord of those who spoke falsely against me and of those that speak evil against my soul.
21¶ And thou, O GOD the Lord, do unto me for thy name’s sake; because thy mercy is good, deliver me.
22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
23I am gone like the shadow when it declines; I am tossed up and down by the wind as the locust.
24My knees are weak through fasting, and my flesh fails for lack of fatness.
25I have become a reproach unto them; when they looked upon me they shook their heads.
26Help me, O Lord my God; O save me according to thy mercy,
27that they may know that this is thy hand, that thou, O Lord, hast done it.
28Let them curse, but bless thou; when they arise, let them be ashamed, but let thy slave rejoice.
29Let those who speak evil against me falsely be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion as with a mantle.
30I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
31For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor in spirit to save his soul from those that judge him.
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The Jubilee Bible 2000 (JUB) by Ransom Press International
Psalms 109
109
Psalm 109
For the choir director; a psalm by David.
1O God, whom I praise, do not turn a deaf ear to me.
2Wicked and deceitful people have opened their mouths against me.
They speak against me with lying tongues.
3They surround me with hateful words.
They fight against me for no reason.
4In return for my love, they accuse me,
but I pray for them.#109:4 Or “but I am a man of prayer.”
5They reward me with evil instead of good
and with hatred instead of love.
6 ⌞I said,⌟ “Appoint the evil one to oppose him.
Let Satan stand beside him.
7When he stands trial,
let him be found guilty.
Let his prayer be considered sinful.
8Let his days be few ⌞in number⌟.
Let someone else take his position.
9“Let his children become fatherless and his wife a widow.
10Let his children wander around and beg.
Let them seek help far from their ruined homes.
11Let a creditor take everything he owns.
Let strangers steal what he has worked for.
12Let no one be kind to him anymore.
Let no one show any pity to his fatherless children.
13Let his descendants be cut off
and their family name be wiped out by the next generation.
14Let the Lord remember the guilt of his ancestors
and not wipe out his mother’s sin.
15Let their guilt and sin always remain on record
in front of the Lord.
Let the Lord remove every memory of him #109:15 Or “them.” from the earth,
16because he did not remember to be kind.
“He drove oppressed, needy,
and brokenhearted people to their graves.
17He loved to put curses ⌞on others⌟,
so he, too, was cursed.
He did not like to bless ⌞others⌟,
so he never received a blessing.
18He wore cursing as though it were clothing,
so cursing entered his body like water
and his bones like oil.
19Let cursing be his clothing,
a belt he always wears.”
20This is how the Lord rewards those who accuse me,
those who say evil things against me.
21O Lord Almighty, deal with me out of the goodness of your name.
Rescue me because of your mercy.
22I am oppressed and needy.
I can feel the pain in my heart.
23I fade away like a lengthening shadow.
I have been shaken off like a grasshopper.
24My knees give way because I have been fasting.
My body has become lean, without any fat.
25I have become the victim of my enemies’ insults.
They look at me and shake their heads.
26Help me, O Lord my God.
Save me because of your mercy.
27Then they will know that this is your doing,
that you, O Lord, are the one who saved me.
28They may curse, but you will bless.
Let those who attack me be ashamed,
but let me rejoice.
29Let those who accuse me wear disgrace as though it were clothing.
Let them be wrapped in their shame as though it were a robe.
30With my mouth I will give many thanks to the Lord.
I will praise him among many people,
31because he stands beside needy people
to save them from those who would condemn them to death.
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