Psalms 109
1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David.
Unto the end, a psalm for David.
2 O God, do not be silent toward my praise, for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the deceitful one have been opened against me.
O God, be not thou silent in thy praise: for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful man is opened against me.
3 They have spoken against me with deceitful tongues, and they have surrounded me with hateful words, and they fought against me over nothing.
They have spoken against with deceitful tongues; and they have compassed me about with words of hatred; and have fought against me without cause.
4 Instead of choosing to act on my behalf, they detracted me. But I gave myself to prayer.
Instead of making me a return of love, they detracted me: but I gave myself to prayer.
5 And they set evil against me, instead of good, and hatred, in return for my love.
And they repaid me evil for good: and hatred for my love.
6 Establish the sinner over him, and let the devil stand at his right hand.
Set thou the sinner over him: and may the devil stand at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, may he go forth in condemnation, and may his prayer be counted as sin.
When he is judged, may he go out condemned; and may his prayer be turned to sin.
8 May his days be few, and let another take his episcopate.
May his days be few: and his bishopric let another take.
9 May his sons be orphans, and his wife a widow.
May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10 May his sons be carried by those who walk unsteadily, and may they go begging. And may they be cast out of their dwelling places.
Let his children be carried about vagabonds, and beg; and let them be cast out of their dwellings.
11 May the money lenders scrutinize all his belongings, and let foreigners plunder his labors.
May the userer search all his substance: and let strangers plunder his labours.
12 May there be no one to assist him, nor anyone to be compassionate to his orphaned children.
May there be none to help him: nor none to pity his fatherless offspring.
13 May his posterity be in utter ruin. In one generation, may his name be wiped away.
May his posterity be cut off; in one generation may his name be blotted out.
14 May the iniquity of his fathers return in memory before the sight of the Lord, and do not let the sin of his mother be wiped away.
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered in the sight of the Lord: and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15 May these be opposite the Lord always, but let their memory perish from the earth.
May they be before the lord continually, and let the memory of them perish from the earth:
16 For certain things are not remembered about them, in order to be merciful.
Because he remembered not to show mercy,
17 And so the destitute man was pursued, with the beggar and the remorseful in heart, so as to be put to death.
But persecuted the poor man and the beggar; and the broken in heart, to put him to death.
18 And he loved a curse, and it came to him. And he was unwilling to have a blessing, and it went far from him. And he clothed himself with curses like a garment, and it entered his inner self like water, and it entered his bones like oil.
And he loved cursing, and it shall come unto him: and he would not have blessing, and it shall be far from him. And he put on cursing, like a garment: and it went in like water into his entrails, and like oil in his bones.
19 May it be to him like a garment that covers him, and like a belt that always cinches him.
May it be unto him like a garment which covereth him; and like a girdle with which he is girded continually.
20 This is the work of those who detract me with the Lord and who speak evils against my soul.
This is the work of them who detract me before the Lord; and who speak evils against my soul.
21 But as for you, Lord, O Lord: act on my behalf for your name’s sake. For your mercy is sweet.
But thou, O Lord, do with for thy names sake: because thy mercy is sweet. Do thou deliver me.
22 Free me, for I am destitute and poor, and my heart has been disquieted within me.
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is troubled within me.
23 I have been taken away like a shadow when it declines, and I have been shaken off like locusts.
I am taken away like the shadow when it declineth: and I am shaken off as locusts.
24 My knees have been weakened by fasting, and my flesh has been replaced by oil.
My knees are weakened through fasting: and my flesh is changed for oil.
25 And I have become a disgrace to them. They saw me, and they shook their heads.
And I am become a reproach to them: they saw me and they shaked their heads,
26 Help me, O Lord, my God. Save me according to your mercy.
Help me, O Lord my God; save me according to thy mercy.
27 And let them know that this is your hand, and that you, O Lord, have done this.
And let them know that this is thy hand: and that thou, O Lord, hast done it.
28 They will curse, and you will bless. May those who rise up against me be confounded. But your servant will rejoice.
They will curse and thou will bless: let them that rise up against me be confounded: but thy servant shall rejoice.
29 May those who detract me be clothed with shame, and may they be covered with their confusion, as if with a double cloak.
Let them that detract me be clothed with shame: and let them be covered with the their confusion as with a double cloak.
30 I will confess exceedingly to the Lord with my mouth. And I will praise him in the midst of the multitude.
I will give great thanks to the Lord with my mouth: and in the midst of many I will praise him.
31 For he stands at the right hand of the poor, in order to save my soul from persecutors.
Because he hath stood at the right hand of the poor, to save my soul from persecutors.
