Bible: Psalm 109
Psalm 109 1
109:1 For the music director, a psalm of David.
O God whom I praise, do not ignore me! 2
109:2 For they say cruel and deceptive things to me;
they lie to me. 3
109:3 They surround me and say hateful things; 4
they attack me for no reason.
109:4 They repay my love with accusations, 5
but I continue to pray. 6
109:5 They repay me evil for good, 7
and hate for love.
109:6 8Appoint an evil man to testify against him! 9
May an accuser stand 10 at his right side!
109:7 When he is judged, he will be found 11 guilty! 12
Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.
109:8 May his days be few! 13
May another take his job! 14
109:9 May his children 15 be fatherless,
and his wife a widow!
109:10 May his children 16 roam around begging,
asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home! 17
109:11 May the creditor seize 18 all he owns!
May strangers loot his property! 19
109:12 May no one show him kindness! 20
May no one have compassion 21 on his fatherless children!
109:13 May his descendants 22 be cut off! 23
May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives! 24
109:14 May his ancestors’ 25 sins be remembered by the
May his mother’s sin not be forgotten! 26
109:15 May the
and cut off the memory of his children 28 from the earth!
109:16 For he never bothered to show kindness; 29
he harassed the oppressed and needy,
and killed the disheartened. 30
109:17 He loved to curse 31 others, so those curses have come upon him. 32
He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings. 33
109:18 He made cursing a way of life, 34
so curses poured into his stomach like water
and seeped into his bones like oil. 35
109:19 May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, 36
or a belt 37 one wears continually!
109:20 May the
those who say evil things about 39 me! 40
109:21 O sovereign
intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! 41
Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!
109:22 For I am oppressed and needy,
and my heart beats violently within me. 42
109:23 I am fading away like a shadow at the end of the day; 43
I am shaken off like a locust.
109:24 I am so starved my knees shake; 44
I have turned into skin and bones. 45
109:25 I am disdained by them. 46
When they see me, they shake their heads. 47
109:26 Help me, O
Because you are faithful to me, deliver me! 48
109:27 Then they will realize 49 this is your work, 50
and that you,
109:28 They curse, but you will bless. 51
When they attack, they will be humiliated, 52
but your servant will rejoice.
109:29 My accusers will be covered 53 with shame,
and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe.
109:30 I will thank the
in the middle of a crowd 55 I will praise him,
109:31 because he stands at the right hand of the needy,
to deliver him from those who threaten 56 his life.