Psalms 109

1 To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Holde not thy tongue, O God of my praise.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

2 For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth full of deceite are opened vpon me: they haue spoken to 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 They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

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

4 For my friendship they were mine aduersaries, but I gaue my selfe to praier.

For my love they are my adversaries: but I [give myself unto] prayer.

5 And they haue rewarded me euil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

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

6 Set thou the wicked ouer him, and let the aduersarie stand at his right hand.

Set thou a wicked man over him: and let an adversary stand at his right hand.

7 Whe he shalbe iudged, let him be condemned, and let his praier be turned into sinne.

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

8 Let his daies be fewe, and let another take his charge.

Let his days be few; [and] let another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherlesse, and his wife a widowe.

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

10 Let his children be vagabonds and beg and seeke bread, comming out of their places destroyed.

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

11 Let the extortioner catch al that he hath, and let the strangers spoile his labour.

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

12 Let there be none to extend mercie vnto him: neither let there be any to shewe mercie vpon his fatherlesse children.

Let there be none to extend mercy unto him; neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.

13 Let his posteritie be destroied, and in the generation following let their name be put out.

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

14 Let the iniquitie of his fathers bee had in remembrance with the Lord: and let not the sinne of his mother be done away.

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 But let them alway be before the Lord, that he may cut off their memorial from ye earth.

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

16 Because he remembred not to shew mercie, but persecuted the afflicted and poore man, and the sorowfull hearted to slay him.

Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay [them].

17 As he loued cursing, so shall it come vnto him, and as he loued not blessing, so shall it be farre from him.

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

18 As he clothed himselfe with cursing like a rayment, so shall it come into his bowels like water, and like oyle into his bones.

He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment, and it came into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones. Let it be unto him as the raiment

19 Let it be vnto him as a garment to couer him, and for a girdle, wherewith he shalbe alway girded.

wherewith he covereth himself, and for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

20 Let this be the rewarde of mine aduersarie from the Lord, and of them, that speake euill against my soule.

This is the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

21 But thou, O Lord my God, deale with me according vnto thy Name: deliuer me, (for thy mercie is good)

But deal thou with me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me,

22 Because I am poore and needie, and mine heart is wounded within me.

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

23 I depart like the shadowe that declineth, and am shaken off as the grashopper.

I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

24 My knees are weake through fasting, and my flesh hath lost all fatnes.

My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

25 I became also a rebuke vnto them: they that looked vpon me, shaked their heads.

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

26 Helpe me, O Lord my God: saue me according to thy mercie.

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

27 And they shall know, that this is thine hand, and that thou, Lord, hast done it.

That they may know that this is thy hand; [that] thou, LORD, hast done it.

28 Though they curse, yet thou wilt blesse: they shall arise and be confounded, but thy seruant shall reioyce.

Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, they shall be ashamed, but thy servant shall rejoice.

29 Let mine aduersaries be clothed with shame, and let them couer themselues with their confusion, as with a cloke.

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

30 I will giue thankes vnto the Lord greatly with my mouth and praise him among ye multitude.

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

31 For he will stand at the right hand of the poore, to saue him from them that woulde condemne his soule.

For he shall stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from them that judge his soul.