New Living Translation NLT
Young's Literal Translation YLT
1 O God, whom I praise, don’t stand silent and aloof
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To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,
2 while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me.
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For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me -- A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!
3 They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason.
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They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.
4 I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!
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For my love they oppose me, and I -- prayer!
5 They repay evil for good, and hatred for my love.
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And they set against me 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.
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Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand.
7 When his case comes up for judgment, let him be pronounced guilty. Count his prayers as sins.
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In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin.
8 Let his years be few; let someone else take his position.
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His days are few, his oversight another taketh,
9 May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.
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His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10 May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes.
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And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.
11 May creditors seize his entire estate, and strangers take all he has earned.
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An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour.
12 Let no one be kind to him; let no one pity his fatherless children.
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He hath none to extend kindness, Nor is there one showing favour to his orphans.
13 May all his offspring die. May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.
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His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name blotted out.
14 May the LORD never forget the sins of his fathers; may his mother’s sins never be erased from the record.
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The iniquity of his fathers Is remembered unto Jehovah, And the sin of his mother is not blotted out.
15 May the LORD always remember these sins, and may his name disappear from human memory.
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They are before Jehovah continually, And He cutteth off from earth their memorial.
16 For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.
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Because that he hath not remembered to do kindness, And pursueth the poor man and needy, And the smitten of heart -- to slay,
17 He loved to curse others; now you curse him. He never blessed others; now don’t you bless him.
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And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.
18 Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing, or the water he drinks, or the rich food he eats.
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And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.
19 Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing; may they be tied around him like a belt.”
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It is to him as apparel -- he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.
20 May those curses become the LORD ’s punishment for my accusers who speak evil of me.
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This [is] the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.
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.
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And Thou, O Jehovah Lord, Deal with me for Thy name's sake, Because Thy kindness [is] good, deliver me.
22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is full of pain.
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For I [am] poor and needy, And my heart hath been pierced in my midst.
23 I am fading like a shadow at dusk; I am brushed off like a locust.
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As a shadow when it is stretched out I have gone, I have been driven away as a locust.
24 My knees are weak from fasting, and I am skin and bones.
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My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.
25 I am a joke to people everywhere; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.
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And I -- I have been a reproach to them, They see me, they shake their head.
26 Help me, O LORD my God! Save me because of your unfailing love.
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Help me, O Jehovah my God, Save me, according to Thy kindness.
27 Let them see that this is your doing, that you yourself have done it, LORD .
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And they know that this [is] Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast done it.
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!
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They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.
29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak.
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Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe [is] their shame.
30 But I will give repeated thanks to the LORD, praising him to everyone.
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I thank Jehovah greatly with my mouth, And in the midst of many I praise Him,
31 For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.
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For He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.
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