Tehillim (Psa) 109
109
1For the leader. A psalm of David:
God, whom I praise, don’t remain silent!
2For wicked and deceitful men
have opened their mouths against me,
spoken against me with lying tongues,
3surrounded me with hateful words,
and attacked me without cause.
4In return for my love they became my accusers,
even though I prayed for them.
5They repay me evil for good
and hatred for my love.
6[They say,] “Appoint a wicked man over him,
may an accuser stand at his right.
7When he is tried, let him be found guilty,
may even his plea be counted a sin.
8May his days be few,
may someone else take his position.
9May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.
10May his children be wandering beggars,
foraging for food from their ruined homes.
11May creditors seize all he owns
and strangers make off with his earnings.
12May no one treat him kindly,
and may no one take pity on his orphaned children.
13May his posterity be cut off;
may his name be erased within a generation.
14May the wrongs of his ancestors be remembered by Adonai,
and may the sin of his mother not be erased;
15may they always be before Adonai,
so he can cut off all memory of them from the earth.
16For he did not remember to show kindness
but hounded the downtrodden, the poor
and the brokenhearted to death.
17He loved cursing; may it recoil on him!
He didn’t like blessing; may it stay far from him!
18He clothed himself with cursing
as routinely as with his coat;
May it enter inside him as easily as water,
as easily as oil into his bones.
19May it cling to him like the coat he wears,
like the belt he wraps around himself.”
20This is what my adversaries want Adonai to do,
those who speak evil against me.
21But you, God, Adonai,
treat me as your name demands;
rescue me, because your grace is good.
22For I am poor and needy,
and my heart within me is wounded.
23Like a lengthening evening shadow, I am gone;
I am shaken off like a locust.
24My knees are weak from lack of food,
my flesh wastes away for lack of nourishment.
25I have become the object of their taunts;
when they see me, they shake their heads.
26Help me, Adonai, my God!
Save me, in keeping with your grace;
27so that they will know that this comes from your hand,
that you, Adonai, have done it.
28Let them go on cursing;
but you, bless!
When they attack, let them be put to shame;
but let your servant rejoice.
29Let my adversaries be clothed with confusion,
let them wear their own shame like a robe.
30I will eagerly thank Adonai with my mouth,
I will praise him right there in the crowd,
31because he stands alongside a needy person
to defend him from unjust accusers.
Currently Selected:
Tehillim (Psa) 109: CJB
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
For more information and to purchase a hard copy of the Complete Jewish Bible,
Learn More About Complete Jewish BiblePsalms 109
109
(A psalm by David for the music leader.)
A Prayer for the Lord's Help
1I praise you, God!
Don't keep silent.
2Destructive and deceitful lies
are told about me,
3and hateful things are said
for no reason.
4I had pity and prayed#109.4 and prayed: One possible meaning for the difficult Hebrew text.
for my enemies,
but their words to me
were harsh and cruel.
5For being friendly and kind,
they paid me back
with meanness and hatred.
6My enemies said,
“Find some worthless fools
to accuse him of a crime.
7Try him and find him guilty!
Consider his prayers a lie.
8 #
Ac 1.20. Cut his life short
and let someone else
have his job.
9Make orphans of his children
and a widow of his wife;
10make his children beg for food
and live in the slums.
11“Let the people he owes
take everything he owns.
Give it all to strangers.
12Don't let anyone be kind to him
or have pity on the children
he leaves behind.
13Bring an end to his family,
and from now on let him be
a forgotten man.
14“Don't let the Lord forgive
the sins of his parents
and his ancestors.
15Don't let the Lord forget
the sins of his family,
or let anyone remember
his family ever lived.
16He was so cruel to the poor,
homeless, and discouraged
that they died young.
17“He cursed others.
Now place a curse on him!
He never wished others well.
Wish only trouble for him!
18He cursed others more often
than he dressed himself.
Let his curses strike him deep,
just as water and olive oil
soak through to our bones.
19Let his curses surround him,
just like the belt and clothes
he wears each day.”
20Those are the cruel things
my enemies wish for me.
Let it all happen to them!
21Be true to your name, Lord God!
Show your great kindness
and rescue me.
22I am poor and helpless,
and I have lost all hope.
23I am fading away
like an evening shadow;
I am tossed aside
like a crawling insect.
24I have gone without eating,#109.24 without eating: See the note at 35.13.
until my knees are weak,
and my body is bony.
25 #
Mt 27.39; Mk 15.29. When my enemies see me,
they say cruel things
and shake their heads.
26Please help me, Lord God!
Come and save me
because of your love.
27Let others know that you alone
have saved me.
28I don't care if they curse me,
as long as you bless me.
You will make my enemies fail
when they attack,
and you will make me glad
to be your servant.
29You will cover them with shame,
just as their bodies
are covered with clothes.
30I will sing your praises
and thank you, Lord,
when your people meet.
31You help everyone in need,
and you save them from death.
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
Contemporary English Version, Second Edition (CEV®)
© 2006 American Bible Society. All rights reserved.