Psalms 109
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PSALM 109
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
To the chief Musician,
A Psalm of David.
1O thou the God of all my praise,
do thou not hold thy peace;
2For mouths of wicked men to speak
against me do not cease:
The mouths of vile deceitful men
against me open'd be;
And with a false and lying tongue
they have accused me.
3They did beset me round about
with words of hateful spight:
And though to them no cause I gave,
against me they did fight.
4They for my love became my foes,
but I me set to pray.
5Evil for good, hatred for love,
to me they did repay.
6Set thou the wicked over him;
and upon his right hand
Give thou his greatest enemy,
ev'n Satan, leave to stand.
7And when by thee he shall be judg'd,
let him condemned be;
And let his pray'r be turn'd to sin,
when he shall call on thee.
8Few be his days, and in his room
his charge another take.
9His children let be fatherless,
his wife a widow make.
10His children let be vagabonds,
and beg continually;
And from their places desolate
seek bread for their supply.
11Let covetous extortioners
catch all he hath away:
Of all for which he labour'd hath
let strangers make a prey.
12Let there be none to pity him,
let there be none at all
That on his children fatherless
will let his mercy fall.
13Let his posterity from earth
cut off for ever be,
And in the foll'wing age their name
be blotted out by thee.
14Let God his father's wickedness
still to remembrance call;
And never let his mother's sin
be blotted out at all.
15But let them all before the Lord
appear continually,
That he may wholly from the earth
cut off their memory.
16Because he mercy minded not,
but persecuted still
The poor and needy, that he might
the broken-hearted kill.
17As he in cursing pleasure took,
so let it to him fall;
As he delighted not to bless,
so bless him not at all.
18As cursing he like clothes put on,
into his bowels so,
Like water, and into his bones,
like oil, down let it go.
19Like to the garment let it be
which doth himself array,
And for a girdle, wherewith he
is girt about alway.
20From God let this be their reward
that en'mies are to me,
And their reward that speak against
my soul maliciously.
21But do thou, for thine own name's sake,
O God the Lord, for me:
Sith good and sweet thy mercy is,
from trouble set me free.
22For I am poor and indigent,
afflicted sore am I,
My heart within me also is
wounded exceedingly.
23I pass like a declining shade,
am like the locust tost:
24My knees through fasting weaken'd are,
my flesh hath fatness lost.
25I also am a vile reproach
unto them made to be;
And they that did upon me look
did shake their heads at me.
26O do thou help and succour me,
who art my God and Lord:
And, for thy tender mercy's sake,
safety to me afford:
27That thereby they may know that this
is thy almighty hand;
And that thou, Lord, hast done the same,
they may well understand.
28Although they curse with spite, yet, Lord,
bless thou with loving voice:
Let them asham'd be when they rise;
thy servant let rejoice.
29Let thou mine adversaries all
with shame be clothed over;
And let their own confusion
them, as a mantle, cover.
30But as for me, I with my mouth
will greatly praise the Lord;
And I among the multitude
his praises will record.
31For he shall stand at his right hand
who is in poverty,
To save him from all those that would
condemn his soul to die.
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Psalms 109
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PSALM 109
Vengeance Invoked upon Adversaries.
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
1O God of my praise!
Do not keep silent,
2For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me;
They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And have fought against me without a cause.
4In return for my love, they attack me,
But I am in prayer.
5They have repaid me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.
6Appoint a wicked man against him,
And let an attacker stand at his right hand [to kill him].
7When he enters into dispute, let wickedness come about.
Let his prayer [for help] result [only] in sin.
8Let his days be few;
And let another take his office.
9Let his children be fatherless
And his wife a widow.
10Let his children wander and beg;
Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes.
11Let the creditor seize all that he has,
And let strangers plunder the product of his labor.
12Let there be no one to extend kindness to him,
Nor let anyone be gracious to his fatherless children.
13Let his descendants be cut off,
And in the following generation let their name be blotted out.
14Let the wickedness of his fathers be remembered by the Lord;
And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15Let them be before the Lord continually,
That He may cut off their memory from the earth;
16Because the man did not remember to show kindness,
But persecuted the suffering and needy man,
And the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
17He also loved cursing, and it came [back] to him;
He did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.
18He clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it seeped into his inner self like water
And like [anointing] oil into his bones.
19Let it be to him as a robe with which he covers himself,
And as a sash with which he is constantly bound.
20Let this be the reward of my attackers from the Lord,
And of those who speak evil against my life.
21But You, O God, the Lord, show kindness to me, for Your name’s sake;
Because Your lovingkindness (faithfulness, compassion) is good, O rescue me;
22For I am suffering and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.
23I am vanishing like a shadow when it lengthens and fades;
I am shaken off like the locust.
24My knees are unsteady from fasting;
And my flesh is gaunt and without fatness.
25I also have become a reproach and an object of taunting to others;
When they see me, they shake their heads [in derision].
26Help me, O Lord my God;
Save me according to Your lovingkindness—
27And let them know that this is Your hand;
You, Lord, have done it.
28Let them curse, but You bless.
When adversaries arise, let them be ashamed,
But let Your servant rejoice.
29Let my attackers be clothed with dishonor,
And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
30I will give great praise and thanks to the Lord with my mouth;
And in the midst of many I will praise Him.
31For He will stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.
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