Psalm 109
109
Help Me, O Lord My God
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1 # See Ps. 28:1 Be not silent, O #Deut. 10:21; [Ps. 71:6; Jer. 17:14]God of my praise!
2For wicked and #Ps. 52:4deceitful mouths are opened against me,
speaking against me with lying tongues.
3They encircle me with words of hate,
and attack me #See Ps. 69:4without cause.
4In return for my love they #Ps. 38:20 accuse me,
but I #[Ps. 69:13]give myself to prayer.#109:4 Hebrew but I am prayer
5So they #See Ps. 35:12reward me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
6 # For ver. 6-15, see Ps. 35:4-8; 69:22-28 Appoint a wicked man #[1 Chr. 21:1; Zech. 3:1] against him;
let an accuser stand #Job 30:12at his right hand.
7When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
let his #Prov. 28:9; [Prov. 15:8; 21:27]prayer be counted as sin!
8May his #[Ps. 55:23] days be few;
may #Cited Acts 1:20 another take his #Num. 4:16; [1 Chr. 24:3]office!
9May his #Ex. 22:24children be fatherless
and his wife a widow!
10May his children #[Gen. 4:12]; See Ps. 59:15 wander about and beg,
# [Ps. 37:25] seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
11May #[Deut. 28:43, 44]the creditor seize all that he has;
may #[Deut. 28:43, 44]strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
12Let there be none to #[Ps. 36:10] extend kindness to him,
nor any to #[Job 5:4]pity his fatherless children!
13May his #See Ps. 21:10 posterity be cut off;
may his #Prov. 10:7name be blotted out in the second generation!
14May #Ex. 20:5 the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
and let not the sin of his mother be #Neh. 4:5; Jer. 18:23blotted out!
15 # [Ps. 90:8] Let them be before the Lord continually,
that he may #Ps. 34:16cut off the memory of them from the earth!
16For he did not remember to show kindness,
but pursued #ver. 22; Ps. 40:17 the poor and needy
and #See Ps. 34:18the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
17 # [Prov. 14:14; Ezek. 35:6] He loved to curse; let curses come#109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text curses have come upon him!
He did not delight in blessing; may it be far#109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it is far from him!
18He #[ver. 29; Ps. 73:6] clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
may it #[Num. 5:22]soak#109:18 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it has soaked into his body like water,
like oil into his bones!
19May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,
like a belt that he puts on every day!
20May this be the reward of my #ver. 6, 29accusers from the Lord,
of those who speak evil against my life!
21But you, O God my Lord,
deal on my behalf #[Jer. 14:7]; See Ps. 23:3 for your name’s sake;
because your #Ps. 69:16; [Ps. 63:3]steadfast love is good, deliver me!
22For I am #ver. 16poor and needy,
and my heart is stricken within me.
23I am gone like #See Ps. 102:11 a shadow at evening;
I am #Ex. 10:19; [Neh. 5:13; Job 38:13]shaken off like a locust.
24My knees are weak #Ps. 35:13 through fasting;
my #[Job 16:8]body has become gaunt, with no fat.
25I am #Ps. 22:6; 69:19 an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they #See Ps. 22:7wag their heads.
26 #
Ps. 119:86
Help me, O Lord my God!
Save me according to your steadfast love!
27Let them #[Job 37:7]know that this is your hand;
you, O Lord, have done it!
28 # [2 Sam. 16:12] Let them curse, but you will bless!
They arise and are put to shame, but #[Isa. 65:14]your servant will be glad!
29May my accusers be #ver. 18; See Job 8:22 clothed with dishonor;
may they #Ps. 71:13; [Ps. 35:26]be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!
30With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
I will #[Ps. 22:25]praise him in the midst of the throng.
31For he stands #ver. 6; See Ps. 16:8at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
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Psalms 109
109
A Prayer for Help against Enemies
For the music director. A psalm of David.#The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
1O God of my praise, do not keep silent,
2for wicked and deceitful mouths#Literally “a wicked mouth and a deceitful mouth”
have opened against me.
They speak to me with a lying tongue.
3They also surround me with words of hate,
and fight me without cause.
4In return for my love they accuse me,
though I am in prayer.#Or perhaps “I have a plea of innocence”
5So they inflicted evil against me in return for good
and hatred in return for my love.
6Appoint over him a wicked man,
and let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7When he is judged, let him come out guilty,
and let his prayer#Or perhaps “plea of innocence” become as sin.
8Let his days be few;
let another take his office.
9Let his children be orphans,
and his wife a widow,
10and let his children wander aimlessly and beg,
and let them plead from their ruins.
11Let the creditor seize all that is his,
and let strangers plunder his property.
12Let there be none who extend to him loyal love,
nor any who pities his orphans.
13Let his descendants#Or “posterity”; Hebrew is singular be cut off.
Let their name be blotted out in the next generation.
14Let the iniquity of his ancestors#Or “fathers” be remembered before Yahweh,
and let the sin of his mother not be blotted out.
15Let them be before Yahweh continually,
that he may cut off their#That is, the family memory from the earth,
16because he did not remember to show loyal love,
but he pursued anyone,#Hebrew “a man” poor or needy
or brokenhearted, to slay them.
17Because he loved cursing, let it come upon him.
Because he did not delight in blessing,
let it be far from him.
18Because he wore a curse as his robe,
let it enter his body#Literally “his inward part” like water,
and into his bones like oil.
19May it be for him like a garment in which he wraps,
and a belt he continually wears.#Literally “continually he girds it”
20Let this be the punishment for my accusers from Yahweh,
even those who speak evil against my life.
21But you, O Yahweh my Lord,
deal with me for your name’s sake.
Because your loyal love is good, deliver me,
22for I am poor and needy,
and my heart is wounded within me.
23Like a lengthening shadow I am passing away;
I am shaken off like a locust.
24My knees buckle#Literally “stumble” from fasting,
and my body grows lean without fat.
25And so I am a disgrace to them;
when they see me, they shake their heads.#Hebrew “head”
26Help me, O Yahweh my God;
save me according to your loyal love,
27that they may know that this is your hand,
that you, O Yahweh, you have done it.
28Let them curse, but you bless.
When they arise, let them be put to shame,
that your servant may be glad.
29Let my accusers put on disgrace,
and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a robe.
30I will give thanks to Yahweh exceedingly with my mouth,
and in the midst of many I will praise him,
31for he stands at the right hand of the needy,
to save him from those judging his life.#Or “soul”
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