Psalms 109

1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, keep not silence;

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!

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 have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.

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

4 For my love they oppose me, and I — prayer!

In return for my love they are my adversaries; but I am all prayer.

5 And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.

And they have laid upon 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 a wicked man over him; and let an adversary stand at his right hand.

7 In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin.

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

8 His days are few, his oversight another taketh,

Let his days be few; let another take his charge.

9 His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow.

Let 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 vagabonds, and beg; and let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.

11 An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour.

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

12 He hath none to extend kindness, Nor is there one showing favour to his orphans.

Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; neither let there be any to be gracious unto his fatherless children.

13 His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name blotted out.

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

14 The iniquity of his fathers Is remembered unto Jehovah, And the sin of his mother is not blotted out.

Let the iniquity of his fathers be brought to remembrance unto 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.

Let them be before the LORD continually, that He may cut off the memory of them 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 that he remembered not to do kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart he was ready to slay.

17 And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.

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

18 And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.

He clothed himself also with cursing as with his raiment, and it is come into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones.

19 It is to him as apparel — he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.

Let it be unto him as the garment which he putteth on, and for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.'

20 This [is] the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.

This would mine adversaries effect from the LORD, and they that speak evil 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 GOD the Lord, deal with me for Thy name's sake; because Thy mercy is good, deliver Thou 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 wounded within me.

23 As a shadow when it is stretched out I have gone, I have been driven away as a locust.

I am gone like the shadow when it lengtheneth; I am shaken off as the locust.

24 My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.

My knees totter through fasting; and my flesh is lean, and hath no fatness.

25 And I — I have been a reproach to them, They see me, they shake their head.

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

26 Help me, O Jehovah my God, Save me, according to Thy kindness.

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

27 And they know that this [is] Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast done it.

That they may know that this is Thy hand; that Thou, LORD, hast done it.

28 They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.

Let them curse, but bless Thou; when they arise, they shall be put to shame, but Thy servant shall rejoice.

29 Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe [is] their shame.

Mine adversaries shall be clothed with confusion, and shall put on their own shame as a robe.

30 I thank Jehovah greatly with my mouth, And in the midst of many I praise Him,

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

31 For He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.

Because He standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from them that judge his soul.