תהילים 109

1 למנצח לדוד מזמור אלהי תהלתי אל-תחרש

To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm. God of my praise, let my prayer be answered;

2 כי פי רשע ופי-מרמה--עלי פתחו דברו אתי לשון שקר

For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.

3 ודברי שנאה סבבוני וילחמוני חנם

Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.

4 תחת-אהבתי ישטנוני ואני תפלה

For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.

5 וישימו עלי רעה תחת טובה ושנאה תחת אהבתי

They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.

6 הפקד עליו רשע ושטן יעמד על-ימינו

Put an evil man over him; and let one be placed at his right hand to say evil of him.

7 בהשפטו יצא רשע ותפלתו תהיה לחטאה

When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.

8 יהיו-ימיו מעטים פקדתו יקח אחר

Let his life be short; let another take his position of authority.

9 יהיו-בניו יתומים ואשתו אלמנה

Let his children have no father, and his wife be made a widow.

10 ונוע ינועו בניו ושאלו ודרשו מחרבותיהם

Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.

11 ינקש נושה לכל-אשר-לו ויבזו זרים יגיעו

Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.

12 אל-יהי-לו משך חסד ואל-יהי חונן ליתומיו

Let no man have pity on him, or give help to his children when he is dead.

13 יהי-אחריתו להכרית בדור אחר ימח שמם

Let his seed be cut off; in the coming generation let their name go out of memory.

14 יזכר עון אבתיו--אל-יהוה וחטאת אמו אל-תמח

Let the Lord keep in mind the wrongdoing of his fathers; and may the sin of his mother have no forgiveness.

15 יהיו נגד-יהוה תמיד ויכרת מארץ זכרם

Let them be ever before the eyes of the Lord, so that the memory of them may be cut off from the earth.

16 יען-- אשר לא זכר עשות חסד וירדף איש-עני ואביון--ונכאה לבב למותת

Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.

17 ויאהב קללה ותבואהו ולא-חפץ בברכה ותרחק ממנו

As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.

18 וילבש קללה כמדו ותבא כמים בקרבו וכשמן בעצמותיו

He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.

19 תהי-לו כבגד יעטה ולמזח תמיד יחגרה

Let it be to him as a robe which he puts on, let it be like a band which is round him at all times.

20 זאת פעלת שטני מאת יהוה והדברים רע על-נפשי

Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.

21 ואתה יהוה אדני-- עשה-אתי למען שמך כי-טוב חסדך הצילני

But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.

22 כי-עני ואביון אנכי ולבי חלל בקרבי

For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.

23 כצל-כנטותו נהלכתי ננערתי כארבה

I am gone like the shade when it is stretched out: I am forced out of my place like a locust.

24 ברכי כשלו מצום ובשרי כחש משמן

My knees are feeble for need of food; there is no fat on my bones.

25 ואני הייתי חרפה להם יראוני יניעון ראשם

As for me, they make sport of me; shaking their heads when they see me.

26 עזרני יהוה אלהי הושיעני כחסדך

Give me help, O Lord my God; in your mercy be my saviour;

27 וידעו כי-ידך זאת אתה יהוה עשיתה

So that they may see that it is the work of your hand; that you, Lord, have done it.

28 יקללו-המה ואתה תברך קמו ויבשו--ועבדך ישמח

They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.

29 ילבשו שוטני כלמה ויעטו כמעיל בשתם

Let my haters be clothed with shame, covering themselves with shame as with a robe.

30 אודה יהוה מאד בפי ובתוך רבים אהללנו

I will give the Lord great praise with my mouth; yes, I will give praise to him among all the people.

31 כי-יעמד לימין אביון-- להושיע משפטי נפשו

For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.