Psalms 109
109
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
109
The Song of the Slandered
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.
1O God of my praise,
be not silent.
2For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
they speak against me with lying tongues.
3They surround me with hateful words
and attack me without cause.
4In return for my love they accuse me,
but I am a man of prayer.
5They repay me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
6Set over him a wicked man;
let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7When he is tried, let him be found guilty,
and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
8May his days be few;
may another take his position.#109:8 Cited in Acts 1:20
9May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.
10May his children wander as beggars,
seeking sustenance #109:10 Hebrew; LXX may they be driven far from their ruined homes.
11May the creditor seize all he owns,
and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
12May there be no one to extend kindness to him,
and no one to favor his fatherless children.
13May his descendants be cut off;
may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
14May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15May their sins always remain before the Lord,
that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
16For he never thought to show kindness,
but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted,
even to their 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.
18The cursing that he wore like a coat,
may it soak into his body like water,
and into his bones like oil.
19May it be like a robe wrapped about him,
like a belt tied forever around him.
20May this be the Lord’s reward to my accusers,
to those who speak evil against 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.
22For I am poor and needy;
my heart is wounded within me.
23I am fading away like a lengthening shadow;
I am shaken off like a locust.
24My knees are weak from fasting,
and my body grows lean and gaunt.
25I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
when they see me, they shake their heads.
26Help me, O Lord my God;
save me according to Your loving devotion.
27Let them know that this is Your hand,
that You, O Lord, have done it.
28Though they curse, You will bless.
When they rise up, they will be put to shame,
but Your servant will rejoice.
29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace;
may they wear their shame like a robe.
30With my mouth I will thank the Lord profusely;
I will praise Him in the presence of many.
31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from the condemners of his soul.
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