Psalms 109
1 “To the chief musician, by David, a psalm.” O God of my praise, do not keep silence.
For the end, a Psalm of David. For the end, a Psalm of David. O God, pass not over my praise in silence;
2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit are opened against me: they have spoken with me with the tongue of falsehood.
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.
3 Also with words of hatred have they encompassed me, and they fight against me without a cause.
And they have compassed me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
4 In recompense for my love are they my accusers, while I have nothing but prayer.
Instead of loving me, they falsely accused me: but I continued to pray.
5 And they impose evil on me in recompense for good, and hatred in lieu of my love.
And they rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
6 Appoint thou a wicked man over him: and let an accuser stand at his right hand.
Set you a sinner against him; and let the devil stand at his right hand.
7 When he is to be judged, let him go forth guilty, and let his prayer become sin.
When he is judged, let him go forth condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
8 Let his days be few, and let another take his office.
Let his days be few: and let another take his office of overseer.
9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.
10 Let his children be continually moving about, and beg, and let them seek [their bread] out of their ruined places.
Let his children wander without a dwelling-place, and beg: let them be cast out of their habitations.
11 Let the creditor lay snares after all that he hath, and let strangers plunder his labor.
Let [his] creditor exact all that belongs to him: and let strangers spoil his labours.
12 Let him have none that extendeth kindness, and let there be none that is gracious to his fatherless children.
Let him have no helper; neither let there be any one to have compassion on his fatherless children.
13 Let his posterity be cut off: in another generation let their name be blotted out.
Let his children be [given up] to utter destruction: in one generation let his name be blotted out.
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the Lord, and let the sin of his mother not be blotted out.
Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15 Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off from the earth their memory.
Let them be before the Lord continually; and let their memorial be blotted out from the earth.
16 For the reason that he remembered not to show kindness; but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the grieved in heart to put him to death.
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.
17 As he loved cursing, so let it come over him: and as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
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.
18 And he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, and it cometh like water within him, and like oil into his bones.
Yes, he put on cursing as a garment, and it is come as water into his bowels, and as oil into his bones.
19 Let it be unto him as a garment in which he wrappeth himself, and for a girdle let him be continually girded with it.
Let it be to him as a garment which he puts on, and as a girdle with which he girds himself continually.
20 Let this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord, and of those that speak evil against my soul.
This is the dealing of the Lord with those who falsely accuse me, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
21 But thou, O Eternal Lord, deal with me for the sake of thy name: because thy kindness is good, deliver thou me.
But you, O Lord, Lord, deal [mercifully] with me, for your name's sake: for your mercy is good.
22 For poor and needy am I, and my heart is deeply wounded within me.
Deliver me, for I am poor and needy; and my heart is troubled within me.
23 Like the shadow when it declineth do I hasten away: I am driven suddenly off like the locusts.
I am removed as a shadow in its going down: I am tossed up and down like locusts.
24 My knees stumble through fasting, and my flesh faileth of fatness.
My knees are weakened through fasting, and my flesh is changed by reason of [the lack of] oil.
25 And I am become a reproach unto them: when they see me, they shake their head.
I became also a reproach to them: [when] they saw me they shook their heads.
26 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy kindness:
Help me, O Lord my God; and save me according to your mercy.
27 That they may know that this is thy hand: that thou, Lord, hast truly done it.
And let them know that this is your hand; and [that] you, Lord, have wrought it.
28 Let them then curse, but do thou bless: when they arise, let them be made ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
Let them curse, but you shall bless: let them that rise up against me be ashamed, but let your servant rejoice.
29 Let my accusers be clothed with confusion, and let them wrap themselves, as with a mantle, in their own shame.
Let those that falsely accuse me be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle.
30 I will thank the Lord greatly with my mouth, and in the midst of many will I praise him.
I will give thanks to the Lord abundantly with my mouth; and in the midst of many I will praise him.
31 For he ever standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those that judge his soul.
For he stood on the right hand of the poor, to save [me] from them that persecute my soul.
