Psalms 109
1 To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,
“For the leader of the music. A psalm of David.” O God of my praise! be not silent!
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 mouths of the wicked and the deceitful are opened against me; They speak against me with a lying tongue.
3 They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.
They assault me on every side with words of hatred; They fight against me without a cause.
4 For my love they oppose me, and I — prayer!
For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer.
5 And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
They repay me evil for good, And hatred for 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, may he be condemned, And may his prayer be a crime!
8 His days are few, his oversight another taketh,
May his days be few, And another take his office!
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.
May his children be vagabonds and beggars, And from their ruined dwellings seek their bread!
11 An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour.
May a creditor seize on all that he hath, And a stranger plunder his substance!
12 He hath none to extend kindness, Nor is there one showing favour to his orphans.
May there be none to show him compassion, And none to pity his fatherless children!
13 His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name blotted out.
May his posterity be cut off; In the next 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 by the LORD, And may the sin of his mother never 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 may he cut off their memory 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 pity, But persecuted the afflicted and the poor man, And sought the death of the broken-hearted.
17 And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is 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 putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as 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 It is to him as apparel — he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.
May it be to him like the robe that covereth him, Like the girdle with which he is constantly girded!
20 This [is] the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.
May this be the wages of mine adversaries from the LORD, And of them that speak evil against me!
21 And Thou, O Jehovah Lord, Deal with me for Thy name's sake, Because Thy kindness [is] good, deliver 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 I [am] poor and needy, And my heart hath been pierced in my midst.
For I am afflicted 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 going like a shadow; I am driven away as the locust.
24 My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.
My knees totter from fasting, And my flesh faileth of fatness.
25 And I — I have been a reproach to them, 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 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, O 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 do thou bless! When they arise, let them be put to shame; But let thy servant rejoice!
29 Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe [is] their shame.
May my enemies be clothed with ignominy; May they be covered with their shame, as with a mantle!
30 I thank Jehovah greatly with my mouth, And in the midst of many 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 standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.
For he standeth at the right hand of the poor, To save him from those who would condemn him.
