Psalms 109
1 Unto the end. A Psalm of David.
To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,
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.
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 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 compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.
4 Instead of choosing to act on my behalf, they detracted me. But I gave myself to prayer.
For my love they oppose me, and I — prayer!
5 And they set evil against me, instead of good, and hatred, in return for my love.
And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
6 Establish the sinner over 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, may he go forth in condemnation, and may his prayer be counted as sin.
In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin.
8 May his days be few, and let another take his episcopate.
His days are few, his oversight another taketh,
9 May his sons be orphans, and his wife a widow.
His sons are 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.
And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.
11 May the money lenders scrutinize all his belongings, and let foreigners plunder his labors.
An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour.
12 May there be no one to assist him, nor anyone to be compassionate to his orphaned children.
He hath none to extend kindness, Nor is there one showing favour to his orphans.
13 May his posterity be in utter ruin. In one generation, may his name be wiped away.
His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name 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.
The iniquity of his fathers Is remembered unto Jehovah, And the sin of his mother is not blotted out.
15 May these be opposite the Lord always, but let their memory perish from the earth.
They are before Jehovah continually, And He cutteth off from earth their memorial.
16 For certain things are not remembered about them, in order to be merciful.
Because that he hath not remembered to do kindness, And pursueth the poor man and needy, And the smitten of heart — to slay,
17 And so the destitute man was pursued, with the beggar and the remorseful in heart, so as to be put to death.
And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.
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 putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.
19 May it be to him like a garment that covers him, and like a belt that always cinches him.
It is to him as apparel — he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.
20 This is the work of those who detract me with the Lord and who speak evils against my soul.
This [is] the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil 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.
And Thou, O Jehovah Lord, Deal with me for Thy name's sake, Because Thy kindness [is] good, 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 hath been pierced in my midst.
23 I have been taken away like a shadow when it declines, and I have been shaken off like locusts.
As a shadow when it is stretched out I have gone, I have been driven away as a locust.
24 My knees have been weakened by fasting, and my flesh has been replaced by oil.
My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.
25 And I have become a disgrace to them. They saw me, and 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. Save me according to your mercy.
Help me, O Jehovah my God, Save me, according to Thy kindness.
27 And let them know that this is your hand, and that you, O Lord, have done this.
And they know that this [is] Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou 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 revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth 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.
Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe [is] their shame.
30 I will confess exceedingly to the Lord with my mouth. And I will praise him in the midst of the multitude.
I thank Jehovah greatly with my mouth, And in the midst of many I praise Him,
31 For he stands at the right hand of the poor, in order to save my soul from persecutors.
For He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.
