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Psalms 109

Lexham English Bible LEB

1 O God of my praise, do not keep silent,

2 for {wicked and deceitful mouths} have opened against me. They speak to me with a lying tongue.

3 They also surround me with words of hate, and fight me without cause.

4 In return for my love they accuse me, though I [am in] prayer.

5 So they inflicted evil against me in return for good and hatred in return for my love.

6 Appoint over him a wicked [man], and let an accuser stand at his right [hand].

7 When he is judged, let him come out guilty, and let his prayer become as sin.

8 Let his days be few; let another take his office.

9 Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow,

10 and let his children wander aimlessly and beg, and let them plead from their ruins.

11 Let [the] creditor seize all that [is] his, and let strangers plunder his property.

12 Let there be none [who] extend to him loyal love, nor any who pities his orphans.

13 Let his descendants be cut off. Let their name be blotted out in [the] next generation.

14 Let the iniquity of his ancestors be remembered before Yahweh, and let the sin of his mother not be blotted out.

15 Let them be before Yahweh continually, that he may cut off their memory from [the] earth,

16 because he did not remember to show loyal love, but he pursued anyone, poor or needy or brokenhearted, to slay [them].

17 Because he loved cursing, let it come [upon] him. Because he did not delight in blessing, let it be far from him.

18 Because he wore a curse as his robe, let it enter {his body} like water, and into his bones like oil.

19 May it be for him like a garment [in which] he wraps, and a belt {he continually wears}.

20 Let this [be] the punishment for my accusers from Yahweh, even those who speak evil against my life.

21 But you, O Yahweh my Lord, deal with me for your name's sake. Because your loyal love [is] good, deliver me,

22 for I [am] poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

23 Like a lengthening shadow I am passing away; I am shaken off like a locust.

24 My knees {buckle} from fasting, and my body grows lean without fat.

25 And [so] I am a disgrace to them; [when] they see me, they shake their heads.

26 Help me, O Yahweh my God; save me according to your loyal love,

27 that they may know that this [is] your hand, [that] you, O Yahweh, you have done it.

28 Let them curse, but you bless. [When] they arise, let them be put to shame, that your servant may be glad.

29 Let my accusers put on disgrace, and let them cover [themselves] with their shame as with a robe.

30 I will give thanks to Yahweh exceedingly with my mouth, and in [the] midst of many I will praise him,

31 for he stands at [the] right [hand] of [the] needy, to save [him] from those judging his life.

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1 My God, whom I praise, do not remain silent,

2 for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues.

3 With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.

4 In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.

5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

6 Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy; let an accuser stand at his right hand.

7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him.

8 May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.

9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

10 May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their ruined homes.

11 May a creditor seize all he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.

12 May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children.

13 May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted out from the next generation.

14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.

15 May their sins always remain before the LORD, that he may blot out their name from the earth.

16 For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted.

17 He loved to pronounce a curse— may it come back on him. He found no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him.

18 He wore cursing as his garment; it entered into his body like water, into his bones like oil.

19 May it be like a cloak wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.

20 May this be the LORD’s payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil of me.

21 But you, Sovereign LORD, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me.

22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

23 I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.

24 My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt.

25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

26 Help me, LORD my God; save me according to your unfailing love.

27 Let them know that it is your hand, that you, LORD, have done it.

28 While they curse, may you bless; may those who attack me be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice.

29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.

30 With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD; in the great throng of worshipers I will praise him.

31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them.