Psalms 109
1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] God of my praise, do not remain silent,
| לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמֹ֑ור אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְ֝הִלָּתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃ |
2 for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
| כִּ֤י פִ֪י רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽפִי־מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣י פָּתָ֑חוּ דִּבְּר֥וּ אִ֝תִּ֗י לְשֹׁ֣ון שָֽׁקֶר׃ |
3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
| וְדִבְרֵ֣י שִׂנְאָ֣ה סְבָב֑וּנִי וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי חִנָּֽם׃ |
4 In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.
| תַּֽחַת־אַהֲבָתִ֥י יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי וַאֲנִ֥י תְפִלָּֽה׃ |
5 They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
| וַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּ עָלַ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טֹובָ֑ה וְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗ה תַּ֣חַת אַהֲבָתִֽי׃ |
6 Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.
| הַפְקֵ֣ד עָלָ֣יו רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן יַעֲמֹ֥ד עַל־יְמִינֹֽו׃ |
7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.
| בְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטֹו יֵצֵ֣א רָשָׁ֑ע וּ֝תְפִלָּתֹ֗ו תִּהְיֶ֥ה לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃ |
8 Let his days be few. Let another take his office.
| יִֽהְיֽוּ־יָמָ֥יו מְעַטִּ֑ים פְּ֝קֻדָּתֹ֗ו יִקַּ֥ח אַחֵֽר׃ |
9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
| יִֽהְיוּ־בָנָ֥יו יְתֹומִ֑ים וְ֝אִשְׁתֹּו אַלְמָנָֽה׃ |
10 Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins.
| וְנֹ֤ועַ יָנ֣וּעוּ בָנָ֣יו וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ וְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּ מֵחָרְבֹותֵיהֶֽם׃ |
11 Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.
| יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ נֹ֭ושֶׁה לְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לֹ֑ו וְיָבֹ֖זּוּ זָרִ֣ים יְגִיעֹֽו׃ |
12 Let there be none to extend kindness to him, neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.
| אַל־יְהִי־לֹ֖ו מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ חָ֑סֶד וְֽאַל־יְהִ֥י חֹ֝ונֵ֗ן לִיתֹומָֽיו׃ |
13 Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
| יְהִֽי־אַחֲרִיתֹ֥ו לְהַכְרִ֑ית בְּדֹ֥ור אַ֝חֵ֗ר יִמַּ֥ח שְׁמָֽם׃ |
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by YHWH. Do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
| יִזָּכֵ֤ר ׀ עֲוֹ֣ן אֲ֭בֹתָיו אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה וְחַטַּ֥את אִ֝מֹּ֗ו אַל־תִּמָּֽח׃ |
15 Let them be before YHWH continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;
| יִהְי֣וּ נֶֽגֶד־יְהוָ֣ה תָּמִ֑יד וְיַכְרֵ֖ת מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃ |
16 because he did not remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.
| יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ לֹ֥א זָכַר֮ עֲשֹׂ֪ות חָ֥סֶד וַיִּרְדֹּ֡ף אִישׁ־עָנִ֣י וְ֭אֶבְיֹון וְנִכְאֵ֨ה לֵבָ֬ב לְמֹותֵֽת׃ |
17 Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He did not delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
| וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב קְ֭לָלָה וַתְּבֹואֵ֑הוּ וְֽלֹא־חָפֵ֥ץ בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה וַתִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ |
18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones.
| וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ קְלָלָ֗ה כְּמַ֫דֹּ֥ו וַתָּבֹ֣א כַמַּ֣יִם בְּקִרְבֹּ֑ו וְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶן בְּעַצְמֹותָֽיו׃ |
19 Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.
| תְּהִי־לֹ֖ו כְּבֶ֣גֶד יַעְטֶ֑ה וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח תָּמִ֥יד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃ |
20 This is the reward of my adversaries from YHWH, of those who speak evil against my soul.
| זֹ֤את פְּעֻלַּ֣ת שֹׂ֭טְנַי מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְהַדֹּבְרִ֥ים רָ֝֗ע עַל־נַפְשִֽׁי׃ |
21 But deal with me, YHWH the Lord, for your name's sake, because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
| וְאַתָּ֤ה ׀ יְה֘וִ֤ה אֲדֹנָ֗י עֲֽשֵׂה־אִ֭תִּי לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כִּי־טֹ֥וב חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ |
22 for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.
| כִּֽי־עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְיֹ֣ון אָנֹ֑כִי וְ֝לִבִּ֗י חָלַ֥ל בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃ |
23 I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust.
| כְּצֵל־כִּנְטֹותֹ֥ו נֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּי נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי כָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃ |
24 My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.
| בִּ֭רְכַּי כָּשְׁל֣וּ מִצֹּ֑ום וּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗י כָּחַ֥שׁ מִשָּֽׁמֶן׃ |
25 I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.
| וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ הָיִ֣יתִי חֶרְפָּ֣ה לָהֶ֑ם יִ֝רְא֗וּנִי יְנִיע֥וּן רֹאשָֽׁם׃ |
26 Help me, YHWH, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness;
| עָ֭זְרֵנִי יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י הֹ֭ושִׁיעֵ֣נִי כְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ |
27 that they may know that this is your hand; that you, YHWH, have done it.
| וְֽ֭יֵדְעוּ כִּי־יָ֣דְךָ זֹּ֑את אַתָּ֖ה יְהוָ֣ה עֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃ |
28 They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.
| יְקַֽלְלוּ־הֵמָּה֮ וְאַתָּ֪ה תְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ קָ֤מוּ ׀ וַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּ וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמָֽח׃ |
29 Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
| יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שֹׂוטְנַ֣י כְּלִמָּ֑ה וְיַעֲט֖וּ כַמְעִ֣יל בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ |
30 I will give great thanks to YHWH with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.
| אֹ֘ודֶ֤ה יְהוָ֣ה מְאֹ֣ד בְּפִ֑י וּבְתֹ֖וךְ רַבִּ֣ים אֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃ |
31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
| כִּֽי־יַ֭עֲמֹד לִימִ֣ין אֶבְיֹ֑ון לְ֝הֹושִׁ֗יעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥י נַפְשֹֽׁו׃ |
