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Psalm 109

New Living Translation NLT

1 O God, whom I praise, don’t stand silent and aloof

2 while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me.

3 They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason.

4 I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!

5 They repay evil for good, and hatred for my love.

6 They say, “Get an evil person to turn against him. Send an accuser to bring him to trial.

7 When his case comes up for judgment, let him be pronounced guilty. Count his prayers as sins.

8 Let his years be few; let someone else take his position.

9 May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.

10 May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes.

11 May creditors seize his entire estate, and strangers take all he has earned.

12 Let no one be kind to him; let no one pity his fatherless children.

13 May all his offspring die. May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.

14 May the LORD never forget the sins of his fathers; may his mother’s sins never be erased from the record.

15 May the LORD always remember these sins, and may his name disappear from human memory.

16 For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.

17 He loved to curse others; now you curse him. He never blessed others; now don’t you bless him.

18 Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing, or the water he drinks, or the rich food he eats.

19 Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing; may they be tied around him like a belt.”

20 May those curses become the LORD ’s punishment for my accusers who speak evil of me.

21 But deal well with me, O Sovereign LORD, for the sake of your own reputation! Rescue me because you are so faithful and good.

22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is full of pain.

23 I am fading like a shadow at dusk; I am brushed off like a locust.

24 My knees are weak from fasting, and I am skin and bones.

25 I am a joke to people everywhere; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.

26 Help me, O LORD my God! Save me because of your unfailing love.

27 Let them see that this is your doing, that you yourself have done it, LORD .

28 Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!

29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak.

30 But I will give repeated thanks to the LORD, praising him to everyone.

31 For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.

The Message Bible MSG

1 My God, don't turn a deaf ear to my hallelujah prayer.

2 Liars are pouring out invective on me; Their lying tongues are like a pack of dogs out to get me,

3 barking their hate, nipping my heels - and for no reason!

4 I loved them and now they slander me - yes, me! - and treat my prayer like a crime;

5 They return my good with evil, they return my love with hate.

6 Send the Evil One to accuse my accusing judge; dispatch Satan to prosecute him.

7 When he's judged, let the verdict be, "Guilty," and when he prays, let his prayer turn to sin.

8 Give him a short life, and give his job to somebody else.

9 Make orphans of his children, dress his wife in widow's weeds;

10 Turn his children into begging street urchins, evicted from their homes - homeless.

11 May the bank foreclose and wipe him out, and strangers, like vultures, pick him clean.

12 May there be no one around to help him out, no one willing to give his orphans a break.

13 Chop down his family tree so that nobody even remembers his name.

14 But erect a memorial to the sin of his father, and make sure his mother's name is there, too -

15 Their sins recorded forever before God, but they themselves sunk in oblivion.

16 That's all he deserves since he was never once kind, hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves.

17 Since he loved cursing so much, let curses rain down; Since he had no taste for blessing, let blessings flee far from him.

18 He dressed up in curses like a fine suit of clothes; he drank curses, took his baths in curses.

19 So give him a gift - a costume of curses; he can wear curses every day of the week!

20 That's what they'll get, those out to get me - an avalanche of just deserts from God.

21 Oh, God, my Lord, step in; work a miracle for me - you can do it! Get me out of here - your love is so great! -

22 I'm at the end of my rope, my life in ruins.

23 I'm fading away to nothing, passing away, my youth gone, old before my time.

24 I'm weak from hunger and can hardly stand up, my body a rack of skin and bones.

25 I'm a joke in poor taste to those who see me; they take one look and shake their heads.

26 Help me, oh help me, God, my God, save me through your wonderful love;

27 Then they'll know that your hand is in this, that you, God, have been at work.

28 Let them curse all they want; you do the blessing.

29 Let them be jeered by the crowd when they stand up, followed by cheers for me, your servant. Dress my accusers in clothes dirty with shame, discarded and humiliating old ragbag clothes.

30 My mouth's full of great praise for God, I'm singing his hallelujahs surrounded by crowds,

31 For he's always at hand to take the side of the needy, to rescue a life from the unjust judge.