Psalms 109
109
Prayer for Vindication and Vengeance
To the leader. Of David. A Psalm.
1Do not be silent, O God of my praise.
2For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me,
speaking against me with lying tongues.
3They beset me with words of hate,
and attack me without cause.
4In return for my love they accuse me,
even while I make prayer for them.#109.4 Syr: Heb I prayer
5So they reward me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
6They say,#109.6 Heb lacks They say “Appoint a wicked man against him;
let an accuser stand on his right.
7When he is tried, let him be found guilty;
let his prayer be counted as sin.
8May his days be few;
may another seize his position.
9May his children be orphans,
and his wife a widow.
10May his children wander about and beg;
may they be driven out of#109.10 Gk: Heb and seek the ruins they inhabit.
11May the creditor seize all that he has;
may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil.
12May there be no one to do him a kindness,
nor anyone to pity his orphaned children.
13May his posterity be cut off;
may his name be blotted out in the second generation.
14May the iniquity of his father#109.14 Cn: Heb fathers be remembered before the Lord,
and do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15Let them be before the Lord continually,
and may his#109.15 Gk: Heb their memory be cut off from the earth.
16For he did not remember to show kindness,
but pursued the poor and needy
and the brokenhearted to their death.
17He loved to curse; let curses come on him.
He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.
18He clothed himself with cursing as his coat,
may it soak into his body like water,
like oil into his bones.
19May it be like a garment that he wraps around himself,
like a belt that he wears every day.”
20May that be the reward of my accusers from the Lord,
of those who speak evil against my life.
21But you, O Lord my Lord,
act on my behalf for your name's sake;
because your steadfast love is good, deliver me.
22For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is pierced within me.
23I am gone like a shadow at evening;
I am shaken off like a locust.
24My knees are weak through fasting;
my body has become gaunt.
25I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads.
26Help me, O Lord my God!
Save me according to your steadfast love.
27Let them know that this is your hand;
you, O Lord, have done it.
28Let them curse, but you will bless.
Let my assailants be put to shame;#109.28 Gk: Heb They have risen up and have been put to shame may your servant be glad.
29May my accusers be clothed with dishonor;
may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a mantle.
30With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
I will praise him in the midst of the throng.
31For he stands at the right hand of the needy,
to save them from those who would condemn them to death.
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Psalms 109
109
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me:
They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.
3They compassed me about also with words of hatred,
And fought against me without a cause.
4For my love they are my adversaries:
But I give myself unto prayer.
5And they have rewarded me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.
6Set thou a wicked man over him:
And let an adversary stand at his right hand.
7When he is judged, let him come forth guilty;
And let his prayer be turned into 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 vagabonds, and beg;
And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.
11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath;
And let strangers make spoil of his labour.
12Let there be none to extend mercy unto him;
Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.
13Let his posterity be cut off;
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 that he remembered not to shew mercy,
But persecuted the poor and needy man,
And the broken in heart, to slay them.
17Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him;
And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.
18He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment,
And it came into his inward parts like water,
And like oil into his bones.
19Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself,
And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
20This is the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD,
And of them that speak evil against my soul.
21But deal thou with me, O GODthe Lord, for thy name's sake:
Because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me,
22For I am poor and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.
23I am gone like the shadow when it declineth:
I am tossed up and down as the locust.
24My knees are weak through fasting;
And my flesh faileth of fatness.
25I am become also a reproach unto them:
When they see me, they shake their head.
26Help me, O LORD my God;
O save me according to thy mercy:
27That they may know that this is thy hand;
That thou, LORD, hast done it.
28Let them curse, but bless thou:
When they arise, they shall be ashamed, but thy servant shall rejoice.
29Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonour,
And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a mantle.
30I will give great thanks unto the LORD with my mouth;
Yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
31For he shall stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from them that judge his soul.
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