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;
For the choirmaster. 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 wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
3 And they have compassed me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.
4 Instead of loving me, they falsely accused me: but I continued to pray.
In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
5 And they rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
6 Set you a sinner against him; and let the devil stand at his right hand.
Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, let him go forth condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
8 Let his days be few: and let another take his office of overseer.
May his days be few; may another take his position.
9 Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.
May his children be 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.
May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
11 Let [his] creditor exact all that belongs to him: and let strangers spoil his labours.
May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
12 Let him have no helper; neither let there be any one to have compassion on his fatherless children.
May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.
13 Let his children be [given up] to utter destruction: in one generation let his name be blotted out.
May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 Let them be before the Lord continually; and let their memorial be blotted out from the earth.
May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
16 Because he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the needy and poor man, and [that] to kill him that was pricked in the heart.
For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
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.
The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
18 Yes, he put on cursing as a garment, and it is come as water into his bowels, and as oil into his bones.
The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
19 Let it be to him as a garment which he puts on, and as a girdle with which he girds himself continually.
May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
20 This is the dealing of the Lord with those who falsely accuse me, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
21 But you, O Lord, Lord, deal [mercifully] with me, for your name's sake: for your mercy is good.
But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
22 Deliver me, for I am poor and needy; and my heart is troubled within me.
For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
23 I am removed as a shadow in its going down: I am tossed up and down like locusts.
I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees are weakened through fasting, and my flesh is changed by reason of [the lack of] oil.
My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.
25 I became also a reproach to them: [when] they saw me they shook their heads.
I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
26 Help me, O Lord my God; and save me according to your mercy.
Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.
27 And let them know that this is your hand; and [that] you, Lord, have wrought it.
Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.
28 Let them curse, but you shall bless: let them that rise up against me be ashamed, but let your servant rejoice.
Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.
29 Let those that falsely accuse me be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle.
May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
30 I will give thanks to the Lord abundantly with my mouth; and in the midst of many I will praise him.
With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.
31 For he stood on the right hand of the poor, to save [me] from them that persecute my soul.
For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
