Psalms 109
1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,
Unto the end, a psalm for David.
2 For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me — A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!
O God, be not thou silent in thy praise: for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful man is opened against me.
3 They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.
They have spoken against with deceitful tongues; and they have compassed me about with words of hatred; and have fought against me without cause.
4 For my love they oppose me, and I — prayer!
Instead of making me a return of love, they detracted me: but I gave myself to prayer.
5 And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
And they repaid me evil for good: and hatred for my love.
6 Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand.
Set thou the sinner over him: and may the devil stand at his right hand.
7 In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin.
When he is judged, may he go out condemned; and may his prayer be turned to sin.
8 His days are few, his oversight another taketh,
May his days be few: and his bishopric let another take.
9 His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow.
May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10 And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.
Let his children be carried about vagabonds, and beg; and let them be cast out of their dwellings.
11 An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour.
May the userer search all his substance: and let strangers plunder his labours.
12 He hath none to extend kindness, Nor is there one showing favour to his orphans.
May there be none to help him: nor none to pity his fatherless offspring.
13 His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name blotted out.
May his posterity be cut off; in one generation may his name be blotted out.
14 The iniquity of his fathers Is remembered unto Jehovah, And the sin of his mother is not blotted out.
May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered in the sight of the Lord: and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15 They are before Jehovah continually, And He cutteth off from earth their memorial.
May they be before the lord continually, and let the memory of them perish from the earth:
16 Because that he hath not remembered to do kindness, And pursueth the poor man and needy, And the smitten of heart — to slay,
Because he remembered not to show mercy,
17 And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.
But persecuted the poor man and the beggar; and the broken in heart, to put him to death.
18 And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.
And he loved cursing, and it shall come unto him: and he would not have blessing, and it shall be far from him. And he put on cursing, like a garment: and it went in like water into his entrails, and like oil in his bones.
19 It is to him as apparel — he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.
May it be unto him like a garment which covereth him; and like a girdle with which he is girded continually.
20 This [is] the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.
This is the work of them who detract me before the Lord; and who speak evils against my soul.
21 And Thou, O Jehovah Lord, Deal with me for Thy name's sake, Because Thy kindness [is] good, deliver me.
But thou, O Lord, do with for thy names sake: because thy mercy is sweet. Do thou deliver me.
22 For I [am] poor and needy, And my heart hath been pierced in my midst.
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is troubled within me.
23 As a shadow when it is stretched out I have gone, I have been driven away as a locust.
I am taken away like the shadow when it declineth: and I am shaken off as locusts.
24 My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.
My knees are weakened through fasting: and my flesh is changed for oil.
25 And I — I have been a reproach to them, They see me, they shake their head.
And I am become a reproach to them: they saw me and they shaked their heads,
26 Help me, O Jehovah my God, Save me, according to Thy kindness.
Help me, O Lord my God; save me according to thy mercy.
27 And they know that this [is] Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast done it.
And let them know that this is thy hand: and that thou, O Lord, hast done it.
28 They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.
They will curse and thou will bless: let them that rise up against me be confounded: but thy servant shall rejoice.
29 Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe [is] their shame.
Let them that detract me be clothed with shame: and let them be covered with the their confusion as with a double cloak.
30 I thank Jehovah greatly with my mouth, And in the midst of many I praise Him,
I will give great thanks to the Lord with my mouth: and in the midst of many I will praise him.
31 For He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.
Because he hath stood at the right hand of the poor, to save my soul from persecutors.
