Psalms 109

1 To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm. O God of my praise, be not silent:

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, keep not silence;

2 For the mouth of the wicked [man] and the mouth of deceit are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue,

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me; they have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

3 And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause.

They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

4 For my love they are mine adversaries; but I [give myself unto] prayer.

In return for my love they are my adversaries; but I am all prayer.

5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

And they have laid upon me evil for good, and hatred for my love:

6 Set a wicked [man] over him, and let [the] adversary stand at his right hand;

'Set Thou a wicked man over him; and let an adversary stand at his right hand.

7 When he shall be judged, let him go out guilty, and let his prayer become sin;

When he is judged, let him go forth condemned; and let his prayer be turned into sin.

8 Let his days be few, let another take his office;

Let his days be few; let another take his charge.

9 Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow;

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

10 Let his sons be vagabonds and beg, and let them seek [their bread] far from their desolate places;

Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; and let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.

11 Let the usurer cast the net over all that he hath, and let strangers despoil his labour;

Let the creditor distrain all that he hath; and let strangers make spoil of his labour.

12 Let there be none to extend kindness unto him, neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children;

Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; neither let there be any to be gracious unto his fatherless children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out:

Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out;

Let the iniquity of his fathers be brought to remembrance unto the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before Jehovah continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth:

Let them be before the LORD continually, that He may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

16 Because he remembered not to shew kindness, but persecuted the afflicted and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay him.

Because that he remembered not to do kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart he was ready to slay.

17 And he loved cursing; so let it come unto him. And he delighted not in blessing; and let it be far from him.

Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; and he delighted not in blessing, and it is far from him.

18 And he clothed himself with cursing like his vestment; so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones;

He clothed himself also with cursing as with his raiment, and it is come into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones.

19 Let it be unto him as a garment with which he covereth himself, and for a girdle wherewith he is constantly girded.

Let it be unto him as the garment which he putteth on, and for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.'

20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

This would mine adversaries effect from the LORD, and they that speak evil against my soul.

21 But do thou for me, Jehovah, Lord, for thy name's sake; because thy loving-kindness is good, deliver me:

But Thou, O GOD the Lord, deal with me for Thy name's sake; because Thy mercy is good, deliver Thou me.

22 For I am afflicted and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

23 I am gone like a shadow when it lengtheneth; I am tossed about like the locust;

I am gone like the shadow when it lengtheneth; I am shaken off as the locust.

24 My knees are failing through fasting, and my flesh hath lost its fatness;

My knees totter through fasting; and my flesh is lean, and hath no fatness.

25 And I am become a reproach unto them; [when] they look upon me they shake their heads.

I am become also a taunt unto them; when they see me, they shake their head.

26 Help me, Jehovah my God; save me according to thy loving-kindness:

Help me, O LORD my God; O save me according to Thy mercy;

27 That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Jehovah, hast done it.

That they may know that this is Thy hand; that Thou, LORD, hast done it.

28 Let them curse, but bless thou; when they rise up, let them be ashamed, and let thy servant rejoice.

Let them curse, but bless Thou; when they arise, they shall be put to shame, but Thy servant shall rejoice.

29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with confusion, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle.

Mine adversaries shall be clothed with confusion, and shall put on their own shame as a robe.

30 I will greatly celebrate Jehovah with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

I will give great thanks unto the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise Him among the multitude;

31 For he standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those that judge his soul.

Because He standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from them that judge his soul.