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Psalm 109

Third Millennium Bible TMB

1 <<To the chief musician: A Psalm of David.>> Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise.

2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

4 For my love they are my adversaries, but I give myself unto prayer.

5 They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

6 Set Thou a wicked man over him, and let Satan stand at his right hand.

7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned, and let his prayer be counted as sin.

8 Let his days be few, and let another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

10 Let his children be continually vagabonds and beg; let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath, and let the strangers despoil his labor.

12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him, neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off, and in the generation to follow let their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that He may cut off the memory of them from the earth;

16 because he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him; as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water and like oil into his bones.

19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and as a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD and of them that speak evil against my soul.

21 But do Thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for Thy name's sake; because Thy mercy is good, deliver Thou me.

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

23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth; I am tossed up and down as the locust.

24 My knees are weak through fasting, and my flesh faileth of fatness.

25 I have become a reproach also unto them; when they looked upon me they shook their heads.

26 Help me, O LORD my God! O save me according to Thy mercy,

27 that they may know that this is Thy hand--that Thou, LORD, hast done it.

28 Let them curse, but Thou bless; when they arise let them be ashamed, but let Thy servant rejoice.

29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise Him among the multitude.

31 For He shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 O God, whom I praise, do not turn a deaf ear to me.

2 Wicked and deceitful people have opened their mouths against me. They speak against me with lying tongues.

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

4 In return for my love, they accuse me, but I pray for them.

5 They reward me with evil instead of good and with hatred instead of love.

6 [I said,] "Appoint the evil one to oppose him. Let Satan stand beside him.

7 When he stands trial, let him be found guilty. Let his prayer be considered sinful.

8 Let his days be few [in number]. Let someone else take his position.

9 "Let his children become fatherless and his wife a widow.

10 Let his children wander around and beg. Let them seek help far from their ruined homes.

11 Let a creditor take everything he owns. Let strangers steal what he has worked for.

12 Let no one be kind to him anymore. Let no one show any pity to his fatherless children.

13 Let his descendants be cut off and their family name be wiped out by the next generation.

14 Let the LORD remember the guilt of his ancestors and not wipe out his mother's sin.

15 Let their guilt and sin always remain on record in front of the LORD. Let the LORD remove every memory of him from the earth,

16 because he did not remember to be kind. "He drove oppressed, needy, and brokenhearted people to their graves.

17 He loved to put curses [on others], so he, too, was cursed. He did not like to bless [others], so he never received a blessing.

18 He wore cursing as though it were clothing, so cursing entered his body like water and his bones like oil.

19 Let cursing be his clothing, a belt he always wears."

20 This is how the LORD rewards those who accuse me, those who say evil things against me.

21 O LORD Almighty, deal with me out of the goodness of your name. Rescue me because of your mercy.

22 I am oppressed and needy. I can feel the pain in my heart.

23 I fade away like a lengthening shadow. I have been shaken off like a grasshopper.

24 My knees give way because I have been fasting. My body has become lean, without any fat.

25 I have become the victim of my enemies' insults. They look at me and shake their heads.

26 Help me, O LORD my God. Save me because of your mercy.

27 Then they will know that this is your doing, that you, O LORD, are the one who saved me.

28 They may curse, but you will bless. Let those who attack me be ashamed, but let me rejoice.

29 Let those who accuse me wear disgrace as though it were clothing. Let them be wrapped in their shame as though it were a robe.

30 With my mouth I will give many thanks to the LORD. I will praise him among many people,

31 because he stands beside needy people to save them from those who would condemn them to death.