Psalms 109
109
Prayer Against an Accuser
1For the music director, a psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.
2For the wicked and the deceitful have opened their mouth against me. They spoke to me with a lying tongue,
3with hateful words surrounded me, and fought against me without cause.
4In return for my love they are my accusers, but I am in prayer.
5They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
6Set a wicked man over him, let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7When he is judged, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be as sin.
8Let his days be few, let another take his position.
9May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10Let his children wander and beg and may they search in their ruins.
11Let a creditor seize all he has, and may strangers plunder his labor.
12Let no one show him mercy, or take pity on his fatherless children.
13Let his posterity be cut off, and his name be blotted out in the next generation.
14May the guilt of his fathers be remembered before Adonai, the sin of his mother never blotted out.
15Let their sins be before Adonai continually, that He may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
16For he never remembered to show mercy. But he persecuted a poor and needy man, crushed in spirit, to put him to death.
17How he loved cursing—may it fall on him! He had no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him!
18He wore cursing like his robe, until it filled his belly like water, and his bones like oil.
19May it be like a cloak wrapped around him, like a belt tied around him always.
20Let this be Adonai’s reward to my accusers, and to those who speak evil against me.
21But You, Adonai my Lord, deal with me for Your Name’s sake. Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me.
22For I am afflicted and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
23I fade away like an evening shadow, shaken off like a locust.
24My knees totter from fasting, and my flesh is lean, with no fat.
25And I have become a taunt to them. When they see me, they wag their head.
26Help me, Adonai my God, Save me through Your lovingkindness.
27Let them know that it is Your hand— that You, Adonai, have done it.
28They may curse, but You bless. When they arise, they will be ashamed, but Your servant will rejoice.
29My accusers will be clothed in disgrace, and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.
30I will greatly thank Adonai with my mouth, and in the midst of a throng will I praise Him.
31For He stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who condemn his soul.
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Psalms 109
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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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