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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To the director: A praise song of David.
1God, I praise you!
Hear my prayer and do something!
2Wicked people are telling lies about me.
They are saying things that are not true.
3They are saying hateful things about me.
They are attacking me for no reason.
4I loved them, but they were against me.
So I said a prayer.
5I did good things to them,
but they are doing bad things to me.
I loved them,
but they hated me.
6They said, “Choose someone evil to represent him.
Let the one at his side really be his accuser.
7Let even his prayer be used as evidence against him,
and let the court find him guilty.
8Let his life be cut short,
and let someone else take over his work.
9Let his children become orphans and his wife a widow.
10Make his children wander around as beggars,
forced from homes that lie in ruins.
11Let the people he owes take everything he owns.
Let strangers get everything he worked for.
12Let no one be kind to him.
Let no one show mercy to his children.
13May his family come to an end.
May his name be unknown to future generations.
14May the Lord remember the sins of his father,
and may his mother’s sins never be erased.
15May the Lord remember their sins forever,
and may he cause people to forget his family completely.
16He never did anything good.
He never loved anyone.
He made life hard for the poor and the helpless.
17He loved to curse others,
so let those bad things happen to him.
He never blessed others,
so don’t let good things happen to him.
18Cursing was a daily part of his life,
like the clothes he wears.
Cursing others became a part of him,
like the water he drinks and the oil he puts on his body.
19So let curses cover him like the robe he wears
and always surround him like a belt.”
20My enemies said these evil things against me.
But may those curses be the way the Lord punishes them.
21My Lord GOD, treat me in a way that brings honor to your name.
Save me because of your faithful love.
22I am only a poor, helpless man.
I am so sad; my heart is broken.
23I feel my life is over, fading like a shadow at day’s end.
I feel like a bug that someone brushed away.
24My knees are weak from fasting.
I have lost weight and become thin.
25My enemies insult me.
They look at me and shake their heads.
26Lord my God, help me!
Show your faithful love and save me!
27Then they will know that you did it.
They will know that it was your power, Lord, that helped me.
28They curse me, but you can bless me.
They attacked me, so defeat them.
Then I, your servant, will be happy.
29Humiliate my enemies!
Let them wear their shame like a coat.
30I give thanks to the Lord.
I praise him in front of everyone.
31He stands by the helpless
and saves them from those who try to put them to death.
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