Psalm 109
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1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.1O God, whom I praise, don’t stand silent and aloof
2For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.2while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me.
3They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.3They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason.
4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.4I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!
5They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.5They repay evil for good, and hatred for my love.
6Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.6They say, “Get an evil person to turn against him. Send an accuser to bring him to trial.
7When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.7When his case comes up for judgment, let him be pronounced guilty. Count his prayers as sins.
8May his days be few; may another take his position.8Let his years be few; let someone else take his position.
9May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.9May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.10May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes.
11May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.11May creditors seize his entire estate, and strangers take all he has earned.
12May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.12Let no one be kind to him; let no one pity his fatherless children.
13May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.13May all his offspring die. May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.
14May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.14May the LORD never forget the sins of his fathers; may his mother’s sins never be erased from the record.
15May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.15May the LORD always remember these sins, and may his name disappear from human memory.
16For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.16For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.
17The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.17He loved to curse others; now you curse him. He never blessed others; now don’t you bless him.
18The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.18Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing, or the water he drinks, or the rich food he eats.
19May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.19Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing; may they be tied around him like a belt.”
20May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.20May those curses become the LORD’s punishment for my accusers who speak evil of me.
21But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.21But deal well with me, O Sovereign LORD, for the sake of your own reputation! Rescue me because you are so faithful and good.
22For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is full of pain.
23I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.23I am fading like a shadow at dusk; I am brushed off like a locust.
24My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.24My knees are weak from fasting, and I am skin and bones.
25I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.25I am a joke to people everywhere; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.
26Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.26Help me, O LORD my God! Save me because of your unfailing love.
27Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.27Let them see that this is your doing, that you yourself have done it, LORD.
28Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.28Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!
29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak.
30With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.30But I will give repeated thanks to the LORD, praising him to everyone.
31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.31For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.
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