Psalms 109
109
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.
Currently Selected:
Psalms 109: GW
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
GOD'S WORD® Translation ©1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by God's Word to the Nations Mission Society. All rights reserved.
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.
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
New Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1989 Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA. Used by permission. All rights reserved.