תהילים 109

1 לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר אֱלֹהֵי תְהִלָּתִי אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃

To him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Holde not thy tongue, O God of my praise.

2 כִּי פִי רָשָׁע וּֽפִי־מִרְמָה עָלַי פָּתָחוּ דִּבְּרוּ אִתִּי לְשׁוֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃

For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth full of deceite are opened vpon me: they haue spoken to me with a lying tongue.

3 וְדִבְרֵי שִׂנְאָה סְבָבוּנִי וַיִּֽלָּחֲמוּנִי חִנָּֽם׃

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

4 תַּֽחַת־אַהֲבָתִי יִשְׂטְנוּנִי וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּֽה׃

For my friendship they were mine aduersaries, but I gaue my selfe to praier.

5 וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלַי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה וְשִׂנְאָה תַּחַת אַהֲבָתִֽי׃

And they haue rewarded me euil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

6 הַפְקֵד עָלָיו רָשָׁע וְשָׂטָן יַעֲמֹד עַל־יְמִינֽוֹ׃

Set thou the wicked ouer him, and let the aduersarie stand at his right hand.

7 בְּהִשָּׁפְטוֹ יֵצֵא רָשָׁע וּתְפִלָּתוֹ תִּהְיֶה לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃

Whe he shalbe iudged, let him be condemned, and let his praier be turned into sinne.

8 יִֽהְיֽוּ־יָמָיו מְעַטִּים פְּקֻדָּתוֹ יִקַּח אַחֵֽר׃

Let his daies be fewe, and let another take his charge.

9 יִֽהְיוּ־בָנָיו יְתוֹמִים וְאִשְׁתּוֹ אַלְמָנָֽה׃

Let his children be fatherlesse, and his wife a widowe.

10 וְנוֹעַ יָנוּעוּ בָנָיו וְשִׁאֵלוּ וְדָרְשׁוּ מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

Let his children be vagabonds and beg and seeke bread, comming out of their places destroyed.

11 יְנַקֵּשׁ נוֹשֶׁה לְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְיָבֹזּוּ זָרִים יְגִיעֽוֹ׃

Let the extortioner catch al that he hath, and let the strangers spoile his labour.

12 אַל־יְהִי־לוֹ מֹשֵׁךְ חָסֶד וְֽאַל־יְהִי חוֹנֵן לִיתוֹמָֽיו׃

Let there be none to extend mercie vnto him: neither let there be any to shewe mercie vpon his fatherlesse children.

13 יְהִֽי־אַחֲרִיתוֹ לְהַכְרִית בְּדוֹר אַחֵר יִמַּח שְׁמָֽם׃

Let his posteritie be destroied, and in the generation following let their name be put out.

14 יִזָּכֵר ׀ עֲוֺן אֲבֹתָיו אֶל־יְהוָה וְחַטַּאת אִמּוֹ אַל־תִּמָּֽח׃

Let the iniquitie of his fathers bee had in remembrance with the Lord: and let not the sinne of his mother be done away.

15 יִהְיוּ נֶֽגֶד־יְהוָה תָּמִיד וְיַכְרֵת מֵאֶרֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃

But let them alway be before the Lord, that he may cut off their memorial from ye earth.

16 יַעַן אֲשֶׁר ׀ לֹא זָכַר עֲשׂוֹת חָסֶד וַיִּרְדֹּף אִישׁ־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנִכְאֵה לֵבָב לְמוֹתֵֽת׃

Because he remembred not to shew mercie, but persecuted the afflicted and poore man, and the sorowfull hearted to slay him.

17 וַיֶּאֱהַב קְלָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵהוּ וְֽלֹא־חָפֵץ בִּבְרָכָה וַתִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

As he loued cursing, so shall it come vnto him, and as he loued not blessing, so shall it be farre from him.

18 וַיִּלְבַּשׁ קְלָלָה כְּמַדּוֹ וַתָּבֹא כַמַּיִם בְּקִרְבּוֹ וְכַשֶּׁמֶן בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃

As he clothed himselfe with cursing like a rayment, so shall it come into his bowels like water, and like oyle into his bones.

19 תְּהִי־לוֹ כְּבֶגֶד יַעְטֶה וּלְמֵזַח תָּמִיד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃

Let it be vnto him as a garment to couer him, and for a girdle, wherewith he shalbe alway girded.

20 זֹאת פְּעֻלַּת שֹׂטְנַי מֵאֵת יְהוָה וְהַדֹּבְרִים רָע עַל־נַפְשִֽׁי׃

Let this be the rewarde of mine aduersarie from the Lord, and of them, that speake euill against my soule.

21 וְאַתָּה ׀ יְהוִה אֲדֹנָי עֲ‍ֽשֵׂה־אִתִּי לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ כִּי־טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃

But thou, O Lord my God, deale with me according vnto thy Name: deliuer me, (for thy mercie is good)

22 כִּֽי־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן אָנֹכִי וְלִבִּי חָלַל בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃

Because I am poore and needie, and mine heart is wounded within me.

23 כְּצֵל־כִּנְטוֹתוֹ נֶהֱלָכְתִּי נִנְעַרְתִּי כָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃

I depart like the shadowe that declineth, and am shaken off as the grashopper.

24 בִּרְכַּי כָּשְׁלוּ מִצּוֹם וּבְשָׂרִי כָּחַשׁ מִשָּֽׁמֶן׃

My knees are weake through fasting, and my flesh hath lost all fatnes.

25 וַאֲנִי ׀ הָיִיתִי חֶרְפָּה לָהֶם יִרְאוּנִי יְנִיעוּן רֹאשָֽׁם׃

I became also a rebuke vnto them: they that looked vpon me, shaked their heads.

26 עָזְרֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי כְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃

Helpe me, O Lord my God: saue me according to thy mercie.

27 וְֽיֵדְעוּ כִּי־יָדְךָ זֹּאת אַתָּה יְהוָה עֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃

And they shall know, that this is thine hand, and that thou, Lord, hast done it.

28 יְקַֽלְלוּ־הֵמָּה וְאַתָּה תְבָרֵךְ קָמוּ ׀ וַיֵּבֹשׁוּ וְֽעַבְדְּךָ יִשְׂמָֽח׃

Though they curse, yet thou wilt blesse: they shall arise and be confounded, but thy seruant shall reioyce.

29 יִלְבְּשׁוּ שׂוֹטְנַי כְּלִמָּה וְיַעֲטוּ כַמְעִיל בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃

Let mine aduersaries be clothed with shame, and let them couer themselues with their confusion, as with a cloke.

30 אוֹדֶה יְהוָה מְאֹד בְּפִי וּבְתוֹךְ רַבִּים אֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃

I will giue thankes vnto the Lord greatly with my mouth and praise him among ye multitude.

31 כִּֽי־יַעֲמֹד לִימִין אֶבְיוֹן לְהוֹשִׁיעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵי נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

For he will stand at the right hand of the poore, to saue him from them that woulde condemne his soule.