Psalms 109
1 [For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.] God of my praise, do not remain silent,
For the chief musician. A psalm of David. God whom I praise, do not be silent,
2 for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
For the wicked and deceitful attack me; they speak lies against me.
3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
They surround me and say hateful things, and they attack me without cause.
4 In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.
In return for my love they accuse me, but I pray for them.
5 They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
They repay me evil for good, and they hate my love.
6 Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.
Appoint a wicked man over such an enemy as these people; appoint an accuser to stand at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.
When he is judged, may he be found guilty; may his prayer be considered sinful.
8 Let his days be few. Let another take his office.
May his days be few; may another take his office.
9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
May his children be fatherless, and may his wife be a widow.
10 Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins.
May his children wander about and beg, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home.
11 Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.
May the creditor take all he owns; may strangers plunder what he earns.
12 Let there be none to extend kindness to him, neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.
May no one extend any kindness to him; may no one have pity on his fatherless children.
13 Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
May his children be cut off; may their name be blotted out in the next generation.
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the LORD. Do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
May his ancestors' sins be mentioned to Yahweh; and may the sin of his mother not be forgotten.
15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;
May their guilt always be before Yahweh; may Yahweh cut off their memory from the earth.
16 because he did not remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.
May Yahweh do this because this man never bothered to show any covenant faithfulness, but instead harassed the oppressed, the needy, and the disheartened to death.
17 Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He did not delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
He loved cursing; may it come back upon him. He hated blessing; may no blessing come to him.
18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones.
He clothed himself with cursing as his garment, and his curse came into his inner being like water, like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.
May his curses be to him like the clothes he wears to cover himself, like the belt he always wears.
20 This is the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my soul.
May this be the reward of my accusers from Yahweh, of those who say evil things about me.
21 But deal with me, the LORD the Lord, for your name's sake, because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
Yahweh my Lord, deal kindly with me for your name's sake. Because your covenant faithfulness is good, save me.
22 for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.
For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
23 I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust.
I am fading away like the shadow of the evening; I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.
My knees are weak from fasting; I am turning to skin and bones.
25 I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.
I am disdained by my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
26 Help me, LORD, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness;
Help me, Yahweh my God; save me by your covenant faithfulness.
27 that they may know that this is your hand; that you, LORD, have done it.
May they know that this is your doing, that you, Yahweh, have done this.
28 They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.
Though they curse me, please bless me; when they attack, may they be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice.
29 Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
May my adversaries be clothed with shame; may they wear their shame like a robe.
30 I will give great thanks to the LORD with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.
With my mouth I give great thanks to Yahweh; I will praise him in the midst of a crowd.
31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
For he will stand at the right hand of the one who is needy, to save him from those who judge him.
