< Psalms 109 >

1 To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm. God of my praise, let my prayer be answered;
למנצח לדוד מזמור אלהי תהלתי אל תחרש׃
2 For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.
כי פי רשע ופי מרמה עלי פתחו דברו אתי לשון שקר׃
3 Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.
ודברי שנאה סבבוני וילחמוני חנם׃
4 For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.
תחת אהבתי ישטנוני ואני תפלה׃
5 They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.
וישימו עלי רעה תחת טובה ושנאה תחת אהבתי׃
6 Put an evil man over him; and let one be placed at his right hand to say evil of him.
הפקד עליו רשע ושטן יעמד על ימינו׃
7 When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.
בהשפטו יצא רשע ותפלתו תהיה לחטאה׃
8 Let his life be short; let another take his position of authority.
יהיו ימיו מעטים פקדתו יקח אחר׃
9 Let his children have no father, and his wife be made a widow.
יהיו בניו יתומים ואשתו אלמנה׃
10 Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.
ונוע ינועו בניו ושאלו ודרשו מחרבותיהם׃
11 Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.
ינקש נושה לכל אשר לו ויבזו זרים יגיעו׃
12 Let no man have pity on him, or give help to his children when he is dead.
אל יהי לו משך חסד ואל יהי חונן ליתומיו׃
13 Let his seed be cut off; in the coming generation let their name go out of memory.
יהי אחריתו להכרית בדור אחר ימח שמם׃
14 Let the Lord keep in mind the wrongdoing of his fathers; and may the sin of his mother have no forgiveness.
יזכר עון אבתיו אל יהוה וחטאת אמו אל תמח׃
15 Let them be ever before the eyes of the Lord, so that the memory of them may be cut off from the earth.
יהיו נגד יהוה תמיד ויכרת מארץ זכרם׃
16 Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.
יען אשר לא זכר עשות חסד וירדף איש עני ואביון ונכאה לבב למותת׃
17 As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.
ויאהב קללה ותבואהו ולא חפץ בברכה ותרחק ממנו׃
18 He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
וילבש קללה כמדו ותבא כמים בקרבו וכשמן בעצמותיו׃
19 Let it be to him as a robe which he puts on, let it be like a band which is round him at all times.
תהי לו כבגד יעטה ולמזח תמיד יחגרה׃
20 Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.
זאת פעלת שטני מאת יהוה והדברים רע על נפשי׃
21 But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.
ואתה יהוה אדני עשה אתי למען שמך כי טוב חסדך הצילני׃
22 For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.
כי עני ואביון אנכי ולבי חלל בקרבי׃
23 I am gone like the shade when it is stretched out: I am forced out of my place like a locust.
כצל כנטותו נהלכתי ננערתי כארבה׃
24 My knees are feeble for need of food; there is no fat on my bones.
ברכי כשלו מצום ובשרי כחש משמן׃
25 As for me, they make sport of me; shaking their heads when they see me.
ואני הייתי חרפה להם יראוני יניעון ראשם׃
26 Give me help, O Lord my God; in your mercy be my saviour;
עזרני יהוה אלהי הושיעני כחסדך׃
27 So that they may see that it is the work of your hand; that you, Lord, have done it.
וידעו כי ידך זאת אתה יהוה עשיתה׃
28 They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.
יקללו המה ואתה תברך קמו ויבשו ועבדך ישמח׃
29 Let my haters be clothed with shame, covering themselves with shame as with a robe.
ילבשו שוטני כלמה ויעטו כמעיל בשתם׃
30 I will give the Lord great praise with my mouth; yes, I will give praise to him among all the people.
אודה יהוה מאד בפי ובתוך רבים אהללנו׃
31 For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.
כי יעמד לימין אביון להושיע משפטי נפשו׃

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