Psalms 109
1 “To the chief musician, by David, a psalm.” O God of my praise, do not keep silence.
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” O God of my praise! be not silent!
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 mouths of the wicked and the deceitful are opened against me; They speak against me with a lying tongue.
3 Also with words of hatred have they encompassed me, and they fight against me without a cause.
They assault me on every side with words of hatred; They fight against me without a cause.
4 In recompense for my love are they my accusers, while I have nothing but prayer.
For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer.
5 And they impose evil on me in recompense for good, and hatred in lieu of my love.
They repay me evil for good, And hatred for love.
6 Appoint thou a wicked man over him: and let an accuser stand at his right hand.
Set thou a wicked man over him, And let an adversary 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, may he be condemned, And may his prayer be a crime!
8 Let his days be few, and let another take his office.
May his days be few, And another take his office!
9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
May his children be fatherless, 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.
May his children be vagabonds and beggars, And from their ruined dwellings seek their bread!
11 Let the creditor lay snares after all that he hath, and let strangers plunder his labor.
May a creditor seize on all that he hath, And a stranger plunder his substance!
12 Let him have none that extendeth kindness, and let there be none that is gracious to his fatherless children.
May there be none to show him compassion, And none to pity his fatherless children!
13 Let his posterity be cut off: in another generation let their name be blotted out.
May his posterity be cut off; In the next generation may 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.
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the LORD, And may the sin of his mother never be blotted out!
15 Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off from the earth their memory.
May they be before the LORD continually; And may he cut off their memory 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 pity, But persecuted the afflicted and the poor man, And sought the death of the broken-hearted.
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.
As he loved cursing, let it come upon him; As he delighted not in blessing, let it be 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.
May he be clothed with cursing as with a garment; May it enter like water into his bowels, And like 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.
May it be to him like the robe that covereth him, Like the girdle with which he is constantly girded!
20 Let this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord, and of those that speak evil against my soul.
May this be the wages of mine adversaries from the LORD, And of them that speak evil against me!
21 But thou, O Eternal Lord, deal with me for the sake of thy name: because thy kindness is good, deliver thou me.
But do thou, O LORD, my God! take part with me, For thine own name's sake! Because great is thy mercy, O deliver me!
22 For poor and needy am I, and my heart is deeply wounded within me.
For I am afflicted and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.
23 Like the shadow when it declineth do I hasten away: I am driven suddenly off like the locusts.
I am going like a shadow; I am driven away as the locust.
24 My knees stumble through fasting, and my flesh faileth of fatness.
My knees totter from fasting, And my flesh faileth of fatness.
25 And I am become a reproach unto them: when they see me, they shake their head.
I am a reproach to my enemies; They gaze at me; they shake their heads.
26 Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy 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, Lord, hast truly done it.
That they may know that this is thy hand; That thou, O Lord! hast done 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 do thou bless! When they arise, let them be put to shame; But let thy servant rejoice!
29 Let my accusers be clothed with confusion, and let them wrap themselves, as with a mantle, in their own shame.
May my enemies be clothed with ignominy; May they be covered 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 earnestly praise the LORD with my lips; In the midst of the multitude 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 standeth at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those who would condemn him.
