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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Psalms 109
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Psalm 109
Prayer against an Enemy
For the choir director. A psalm of David.
1God of my praise, do not be silent.#Ps 28:1; 83:1
2For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
they speak against me with lying tongues.#Ps 10:7; 52:4; 120:2
3They surround me with hateful words
and attack me without cause.#Ps 35:7; 69:4; Jn 15:25
4In return for my love they accuse me,
but I continue to pray.#109:4 Lit but I, prayer#Ps 69:13
5They repay me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.#Ps 35:12; 38:20
6Set a wicked person over him;
let an accuser#109:6 Or adversary stand at his right hand.#Zch 3:1
7When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
and let his prayer be counted as sin.#Ps 1:5; Pr 28:9
8Let his days be few;
let another take over his position.#Ps 55:23; Ac 1:20
9Let his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.#Ex 22:24
10Let his children wander as beggars,
searching for food far#109:10 LXX reads beggars, driven far from their demolished homes.#Jb 30:5–8; Ps 59:15
11Let a creditor seize all he has;
let strangers plunder what he has worked for.#Dt 28:43–44; Lm 5:2
12Let no one show him kindness,
and let no one be gracious to his fatherless children.#Jb 5:4
13Let the line of his descendants be cut off;
let their name be blotted out in the next generation.#Jb 18:17,19; Ps 9:5; Pr 10:7
14Let the iniquity of his fathers
be remembered before the Lord,#Ex 20:5; Nm 14:18
and do not let his mother’s sin be blotted out.#Neh 4:5; Jr 18:23
15Let their sins#109:15 Lit Let them always remain before the Lord,
and let him remove#109:15 Or cut off all memory of them from the earth.#Ps 34:16; 90:8; Jr 16:17
16For he did not think to show kindness,
but pursued the suffering, needy, and brokenhearted
in order to put them to death.#Ps 34:18; 94:6
17He loved cursing — let it fall on him;
he took no delight in blessing — let it be far from him.#Pr 14:14; Ezk 35:6; Mt 7:2
18He wore cursing like his coat —
let it enter his body like water
and go into his bones like oil.#Nm 5:22
19Let it be like a robe he wraps around himself,
like a belt he always wears.#Ps 73:26
20Let this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers,
to those who speak evil against me.#Ps 54:5; 94:23; Is 3:11
21But you, Lord, my Lord,
deal kindly with me for your name’s sake;#Ps 79:9; 106:8
because your faithful love is good, rescue me.#Ps 69:16
22For I am suffering and needy;#Ps 40:17; 86:1
my heart is wounded within me.#Ps 143:4
23I fade away like a lengthening shadow;#Ps 102:11
I am shaken off like a locust.
24My knees are weak from fasting,
and my body is emaciated.#109:24 Lit denied from fat#Jb 16:8; Ps 35:13
25I have become an object of ridicule to my accusers;#109:25 Lit to them
when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.#Ps 22:6–7; 69:19
26Help me, Lord my God;
save me according to your faithful love#Ps 119:86
27so they may know that this is your hand
and that you, Lord, have done it.#Jb 37:7
28Though they curse, you will bless.
When they rise up, they will be put to shame,
but your servant will rejoice.#2Sm 16:11–12; Is 65:14
29My accusers will be clothed with disgrace;
they will wear their shame like a cloak.#Jb 8:22; Ps 35:26; 132:18
30I will fervently thank the Lord with my mouth;
I will praise him in the presence of many.#Ps 22:22,25; 35:18; 111:1
31For he stands at the right hand of the needy
to save him from those who would condemn him.#Ps 16:8; 110:5; 121:5
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