Psalms 108 | Biblion Bible Reader

WEB·Psalms 109

¹For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. God of my praise, don’t remain silent,

KJVTo the chief Musician^H5329^(H8764), A Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. Hold not thy peace^H2790^(H8799), O God^H430 of my praise^H8416;

² for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.

KJVFor the mouth^H6310 of the wicked^H7563 and the mouth^H6310 of the deceitful^H4820 are opened^H6605^(H8804) against me: they have spoken^H1696^(H8765) against me with a lying^H8267 tongue^H3956.

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

KJVThey compassed^H5437^(H8804) me about also with words^H1697 of hatred^H8135; and fought^H3898^(H8735) against me without a cause^H2600.

⁴ In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.

KJVFor my love^H160 they are my adversaries^H7853^(H8799): but I give myself unto prayer^H8605.

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

KJVAnd they have rewarded^H7760^(H8799) me evil^H7451 for good^H2896, and hatred^H8135 for my love^H160.

⁶ Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.

KJVSet^H6485^(H8685) thou a wicked man^H7563 over him: and let Satan^H7854 stand^H5975^(H8799) at his right hand^H3225.

⁷ When he is judged, let him come out guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.

KJVWhen he shall be judged^H8199^(H8736), let him be^H3318^(H8799) condemned^H7563: and let his prayer^H8605 become sin^H2401.

⁸ Let his days be few. Let another take his office.

KJVLet his days^H3117 be few^H4592; and let another^H312 take^H3947^(H8799) his office^H6486.

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

KJVLet his children^H1121 be fatherless^H3490, and his wife^H802 a widow^H490.

¹⁰ Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins.

KJVLet his children^H1121 be continually^H5128^(H8800) vagabonds^H5128^(H8799), and beg^H7592^(H8765): let them seek^H1875^(H8804) their bread also out of their desolate places^H2723.

¹¹ Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.

KJVLet the extortioner^H5383^(H8802) catch^H5367^(H8762) all that he hath; and let the strangers^H2114^(H8801) spoil^H962^(H8799) his labour^H3018.

¹² Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children.

KJVLet there be none to extend^H4900^(H8802) mercy^H2617 unto him: neither let there be any to favour^H2603^(H8802) his fatherless children^H3490.

¹³ Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out.

KJVLet his posterity^H319 be cut off^H3772^(H8687); and in the generation^H1755 following^H312 let their name^H8034 be blotted out^H4229^(H8735).

¹⁴ Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by Yahweh. Don’t let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

KJVLet the iniquity^H5771 of his fathers^H1 be remembered^H2142^(H8735) with the LORD^H3068; and let not the sin^H2403 of his mother^H517 be blotted out^H4229^(H8735).

¹⁵ Let them be before Yahweh continually, that he may cut off their memory from the earth;

KJVLet them be before the LORD^H3068 continually^H8548, that he may cut off^H3772^(H8686) the memory^H2143 of them from the earth^H776.

¹⁶ because he didn’t remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.

KJVBecause that he remembered^H2142^(H8804) not to shew^H6213^(H8800) mercy^H2617, but persecuted^H7291^(H8799) the poor^H6041 and needy^H34 man^H376, that he might even slay^H4191^(H8788) the broken^H3512^(H8737) in heart^H3824.

¹⁷ Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

KJVAs he loved^H157^(H8799) cursing^H7045, so let it come^H935^(H8799) unto him: as he delighted^H2654^(H8804) not in blessing^H1293, so let it be far^H7368^(H8799) from him.

¹⁸ He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones.

KJVAs he clothed^H3847^(H8799) himself with cursing^H7045 like as with his garment^H4055, so let it come^H935^(H8799) into his bowels^H7130 like water^H4325, and like oil^H8081 into his bones^H6106.

¹⁹ Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.

KJVLet it be unto him as the garment^H899 which covereth^H5844^(H8799) him, and for a girdle^H4206 wherewith he is girded^H2296^(H8799) continually^H8548.

²⁰ This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, of those who speak evil against my soul.

KJVLet this be the reward^H6468 of mine adversaries^H7853^(H8802) from the LORD^H3068, and of them that speak^H1696^(H8802) evil^H7451 against my soul^H5315.

²¹ But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name’s sake, because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;

KJVBut do^H6213^(H8798) thou for me, O GOD^H3069 the Lord^H136, for thy name's^H8034 sake: because thy mercy^H2617 is good^H2896, deliver^H5337^(H8685) thou me.

²² for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.

KJVFor I am poor^H6041 and needy^H34, and my heart^H3820 is wounded^H2490^(H8804) within^H7130 me.

²³ I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust.

KJVI am gone^H1980^(H8738) like the shadow^H6738 when it declineth^H5186^(H8800): I am tossed up and down^H5287^(H8738) as the locust^H697.

²⁴ My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.

KJVMy knees^H1290 are weak^H3782^(H8804) through fasting^H6685; and my flesh^H1320 faileth^H3584^(H8804) of fatness^H8081.

²⁵ I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.

KJVI became also a reproach^H2781 unto them: when they looked^H7200^(H8799) upon me they shaked^H5128^(H8686) their heads^H7218.

²⁶ Help me, Yahweh, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness;

KJVHelp^H5826^(H8798) me, O LORD^H3068 my God^H430: O save^H3467^(H8685) me according to thy mercy^H2617:

²⁷ that they may know that this is your hand; that you, Yahweh, have done it.

KJVThat they may know^H3045^(H8799) that this is thy hand^H3027; that thou, LORD^H3068, hast done^H6213^(H8804) it.

²⁸ They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.

KJVLet them curse^H7043^(H8762), but bless^H1288^(H8762) thou: when they arise^H6965^(H8804), let them be ashamed^H954^(H8799); but let thy servant^H5650 rejoice^H8055^(H8799).

²⁹ Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

KJVLet mine adversaries^H7853^(H8802) be clothed^H3847^(H8799) with shame^H3639, and let them cover^H5844^(H8799) themselves with their own confusion^H1322, as with a mantle^H4598.

³⁰ I will give great thanks to Yahweh with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.

KJVI will greatly^H3966 praise^H3034^(H8686) the LORD^H3068 with my mouth^H6310; yea, I will praise^H1984^(H8762) him among^H8432 the multitude^H7227.

³¹ For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.

KJVFor he shall stand^H5975^(H8799) at the right hand^H3225 of the poor^H34, to save^H3467^(H8687) him from those that condemn^H8199^(H8802) his soul^H5315.

WEB·Psalms 108

¹A Song. A Psalm by David. My heart is steadfast, God. I will sing and I will make music with my soul.

KJVA Song^H7892 or Psalm^H4210 of David^H1732. O God^H430, my heart^H3820 is fixed^H3559^(H8737); I will sing^H7891^(H8799) and give praise^H2167^(H8762), even with my glory^H3519.

² Wake up, harp and lyre! I will wake up the dawn.

KJVAwake^H5782^(H8798), psaltery^H5035 and harp^H3658: I myself will awake^H5782^(H8686) early^H7837.

³ I will give thanks to you, Yahweh, among the nations. I will sing praises to you among the peoples.

KJVI will praise^H3034^(H8686) thee, O LORD^H3068, among the people^H5971: and I will sing praises^H2167^(H8762) unto thee among the nations^H3816.

⁴ For your loving kindness is great above the heavens. Your faithfulness reaches to the skies.

KJVFor thy mercy^H2617 is great^H1419 above the heavens^H8064: and thy truth^H571 reacheth unto the clouds^H7834.

⁵ Be exalted, God, above the heavens! Let your glory be over all the earth.

KJVBe thou exalted^H7311^(H8798), O God^H430, above the heavens^H8064: and thy glory^H3519 above all the earth^H776;

⁶ That your beloved may be delivered, save with your right hand, and answer us.

KJVThat thy beloved^H3039 may be delivered^H2502^(H8735): save^H3467^(H8685) with thy right hand^H3225, and answer^H6030^(H8798) me.

⁷ God has spoken from his sanctuary: “In triumph, I will divide Shechem, and measure out the valley of Succoth.

KJVGod^H430 hath spoken^H1696^(H8765) in his holiness^H6944; I will rejoice^H5937^(H8799), I will divide^H2505^(H8762) Shechem^H7927, and mete out^H4058^(H8762) the valley^H6010 of Succoth^H5523.

⁸ Gilead is mine. Manasseh is mine. Ephraim also is my helmet. Judah is my scepter.

KJVGilead^H1568 is mine; Manasseh^H4519 is mine; Ephraim^H669 also is the strength^H4581 of mine head^H7218; Judah^H3063 is my lawgiver^H2710^(H8781);

⁹ Moab is my wash pot. I will toss my sandal on Edom. I will shout over Philistia.”

KJVMoab^H4124 is my washpot^H7366^H5518; over Edom^H123 will I cast out^H7993^(H8686) my shoe^H5275; over Philistia^H6429 will I triumph^H7321^(H8709).

¹⁰ Who will bring me into the fortified city? Who will lead me to Edom?

KJVWho will bring^H2986^(H8686) me into the strong^H4013 city^H5892? who will lead^H5148^(H8804) me into Edom^H123?

¹¹ Haven’t you rejected us, God? You don’t go out, God, with our armies.

KJVWilt not thou, O God^H430, who hast cast us off^H2186^(H8804)? and wilt not thou, O God^H430, go forth^H3318^(H8799) with our hosts^H6635?

¹² Give us help against the enemy, for the help of man is vain.

KJVGive^H3051^(H8798) us help^H5833 from trouble^H6862: for vain^H7723 is the help^H8668 of man^H120.

¹³ Through God, we will do valiantly, for it is he who will tread down our enemies.

KJVThrough God^H430 we shall do^H6213^(H8799) valiantly^H2428: for he it is that shall tread down^H947^(H8799) our enemies^H6862.

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