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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Psalms 109
109
The Complaint of Someone in Trouble#Ps 109 Hebrew title: A psalm by David.
1I praise you, God; don't remain silent!
2Wicked people and liars have attacked me.
They tell lies about me
3and they say evil things about me,
attacking me for no reason.
4They oppose me, even though I love them
and have prayed for them.#109.4 Probable text have prayed for them; Hebrew unclear.
5They pay me back evil for good
and hatred for love.
6Choose some corrupt judge to try my enemy,
and let one of his own enemies accuse him.
7May he be tried and found guilty;
may even his prayer be considered a crime!
8 #
Acts 1.20
May his life soon be ended;
may someone else take his job!
9May his children become orphans,
and his wife a widow!
10May his children be homeless beggars;
may they be driven from#109.10 One ancient translation be driven from; Hebrew seek. the ruins they live in!
11May his creditors take away all his property,
and may strangers get everything he worked for.
12May no one ever be kind to him
or care for the orphans he leaves behind.
13May all his descendants die,
and may his name be forgotten in the next generation.
14May the LORD remember the evil of his ancestors
and never forgive his mother's sins.
15May the LORD always remember their sins,
but may they themselves be completely forgotten!
16That man never thought of being kind;
he persecuted and killed
the poor, the needy, and the helpless.
17He loved to curse — may he be cursed!
He hated to give blessings — may no one bless him!
18He cursed as naturally as he dressed himself;
may his own curses soak into his body like water
and into his bones like oil!
19May they cover him like clothes
and always be round him like a belt!
20 LORD, punish my enemies in that way —
those who say such evil things against me!
21But my Sovereign LORD, help me as you have promised,
and rescue me because of the goodness of your love.
22I am poor and needy;
I am hurt to the depths of my heart.
23Like an evening shadow I am about to vanish;
I am blown away like an insect.
24My knees are weak from lack of food;
I am nothing but skin and bones.
25 #
Mt 27.39; Mk 15.29 When people see me, they laugh at me;
they shake their heads in scorn.
26Help me, O LORD my God;
because of your constant love, save me!
27Make my enemies know
that you are the one who saves me.
28They may curse me, but you will bless me.
May my persecutors be defeated,#109.28 One ancient translation May my persecutors be defeated; Hebrew They persecuted me and were defeated.
and may I, your servant, be glad.
29May my enemies be covered with disgrace;
may they wear their shame like a robe.
30I will give loud thanks to the LORD;
I will praise him in the assembly of the people,
31because he defends the poor
and saves them from those who condemn them to death.
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