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Psalms, Psalm 109

1 Do not be silent!
2 For they have opened thea Lit wicked mouth and the deceitfulwicked and deceitful mouth against me;
They have spokenb Lit withagainst me with a lying tongue.
3 O God of my praise,
3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me without cause.
4 In return for my love they act as my accusers;
But I am in prayer.
5 Thus they havec Lit laid upon merepaid me evil for good
And hatred for my love.
6 Appoint a wicked man over him,
And let and Or adversary, Satanaccuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty,
And let his prayer become sin.
8 Let his days be few;
Let another take his office.
9 Let his children be fatherless
And his wife a widow.
10 Let his children wander about and beg;
And let them seek sustenancee Or out of their desolate placesfar from their ruined homes.
11 Let the creditorf Lit ensnare, strike atseize all that he has,
And let strangers plunder the product of his labor.
12 Let there be none tog Lit continueextend lovingkindness to him,
Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.
13 Let his posterity beh Lit for cutting offcut off;
In a following generation let their name be blotted out.
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be rememberedi Lit tobefore the LORD,
And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15 Let them be before the LORD continually,
That He may cut off their memory from the earth;
16 Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness,
But persecuted the afflicted and needy man,
And the despondent in heart, to put them to death.
17 He also loved cursing, so it came to him;
And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.
18 But he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it entered intoj Lit his inward partshis body like water
And like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be to him as a garment with which he covers himself,
And for a belt with which he constantly girds himself.
20 k Lit This isLet this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD,
And of those who speak evil against my soul.
21 But You, Ol Heb YHWH, usually rendered LordGOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for Your name’s sake;
Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;
22 For I am afflicted and needy,
Andm Lit one has pierced my heart within memy heart is wounded within me.
23 I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like the locust.
24 My kneesn Or totterare weak from fasting,
And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.
25 I also have become a reproach to them;
When they see me, they wag their head.
26 Help me, O LORD my God;
Save me according to Your lovingkindness.
27 o Or That they may knowAnd let them know that this is Your hand;
You, LORD, have done it.
28 Let them curse, but You bless;
When they arise, they shall be ashamed,
But Your servant shall be glad.
29 p Or My accusers will beLet my accusers be clothed with dishonor,
Andq Or they will coverlet them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
30 With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the LORD;
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 who judge his soul.

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