Psalms 109
1 For the end, a Psalm of David. For the end, a Psalm of David. O God, pass not over my praise in silence;
To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,
2 for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the crafty [man] have been opened against me: they have spoken against me with a crafty tongue.
For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me — A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!
3 And they have compassed me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.
4 Instead of loving me, they falsely accused me: but I continued to pray.
For my love they oppose me, and I — prayer!
5 And they rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
6 Set thou a sinner against him; and let the devil stand at his right hand.
Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, let him go forth condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin.
8 Let his days be few: and let another take his office of overseer.
His days are few, his oversight another taketh,
9 Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.
His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10 Let his children wander without a dwelling-place, and beg: let them be cast out of their habitations.
And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.
11 Let [his] creditor exact all that belongs to him: and let strangers spoil his labours.
An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour.
12 Let him have no helper; neither let there be any one to have compassion on his fatherless children.
He hath none to extend kindness, Nor is there one showing favour to his orphans.
13 Let his children be [given up] to utter destruction: in one generation let his name be blotted out.
His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name blotted out.
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
The iniquity of his fathers Is remembered unto Jehovah, And the sin of his mother is not blotted out.
15 Let them be before the Lord continually; and let their memorial be blotted out from the earth.
They are before Jehovah continually, And He cutteth off from earth their memorial.
16 Because he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the needy and poor man, and [that] to slay him that was pricked in the heart.
Because that he hath not remembered to do kindness, And pursueth the poor man and needy, And the smitten of heart — to slay,
17 He loved cursing also, and it shall come upon him; and he took not pleasure in blessing, so it shall be removed far from him.
And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.
18 Yea, he put on cursing as a garment, and it is come as water into his bowels, and as oil into his bones.
And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.
19 Let it be to him as a garment which he puts on, and as a girdle with which he girds himself continually.
It is to him as apparel — he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.
20 This is the dealing of the Lord with those who falsely accuse me, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
This [is] the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.
21 But thou, O Lord, Lord, deal [mercifully] with me, for thy name's sake: for thy mercy is good.
And Thou, O Jehovah Lord, Deal with me for Thy name's sake, Because Thy kindness [is] good, deliver me.
22 Deliver me, for I am poor and needy; and my heart is troubled within me.
For I [am] poor and needy, And my heart hath been pierced in my midst.
23 I am removed as a shadow in its going down: I am tossed up and down like locusts.
As a shadow when it is stretched out I have gone, I have been driven away as a locust.
24 My knees are weakened through fasting, and my flesh is changed by reason of [the want of] oil.
My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.
25 I became also a reproach to them: [when] they saw me they shook their heads.
And I — I have been a reproach to them, They see me, they shake their head.
26 Help me, O Lord my God; and save me according to thy mercy.
Help me, O Jehovah my God, Save me, according to Thy kindness.
27 And let them know that this is thy hand; and [that] thou, Lord, hast wrought it.
And they know that this [is] Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast done it.
28 Let them curse, but thou shalt bless: let them that rise up against me be ashamed, but let thy servant rejoice.
They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.
29 Let those that falsely accuse me be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle.
Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe [is] their shame.
30 I will give thanks to the Lord abundantly with my mouth; and in the midst of many I will praise him.
I thank Jehovah greatly with my mouth, And in the midst of many I praise Him,
31 For he stood on the right hand of the poor, to save [me] from them that persecute my soul.
For He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.
