Psalms 109
WEB·Psalms 109
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. God of my praise, don’t remain silent,
KJVTo the chief MusicianH5329(H8764), A PsalmH4210 of DavidH1732. Hold not thy peaceH2790(H8799), O GodH430 of my praiseH8416;
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 mouthH6310 of the wickedH7563 and the mouthH6310 of the deceitfulH4820 are openedH6605(H8804) against me: they have spokenH1696(H8765) against me with a lyingH8267 tongueH3956.
3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
KJVThey compassedH5437(H8804) me about also with wordsH1697 of hatredH8135; and foughtH3898(H8735) against me without a causeH2600.
4 In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.
KJVFor my loveH160 they are my adversariesH7853(H8799): but I give myself unto prayerH8605.
5 They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
KJVAnd they have rewardedH7760(H8799) me evilH7451 for goodH2896, and hatredH8135 for my loveH160.
6 Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.
KJVSetH6485(H8685) thou a wicked manH7563 over him: and let SatanH7854 standH5975(H8799) at his right handH3225.
7 When he is judged, let him come out guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.
KJVWhen he shall be judgedH8199(H8736), let him beH3318(H8799) condemnedH7563: and let his prayerH8605 become sinH2401.
8 Let his days be few. Let another take his office.
KJVLet his daysH3117 be fewH4592; and let anotherH312 takeH3947(H8799) his officeH6486.
9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
KJVLet his childrenH1121 be fatherlessH3490, and his wifeH802 a widowH490.
10 Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins.
KJVLet his childrenH1121 be continuallyH5128(H8800) vagabondsH5128(H8799), and begH7592(H8765): let them seekH1875(H8804) their bread also out of their desolate placesH2723.
11 Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.
KJVLet the extortionerH5383(H8802) catchH5367(H8762) all that he hath; and let the strangersH2114(H8801) spoilH962(H8799) his labourH3018.
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 extendH4900(H8802) mercyH2617 unto him: neither let there be any to favourH2603(H8802) his fatherless childrenH3490.
13 Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
KJVLet his posterityH319 be cut offH3772(H8687); and in the generationH1755 followingH312 let their nameH8034 be blotted outH4229(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 iniquityH5771 of his fathersH1 be rememberedH2142(H8735) with the LORDH3068; and let not the sinH2403 of his motherH517 be blotted outH4229(H8735).
15 Let them be before Yahweh continually, that he may cut off their memory from the earth;
KJVLet them be before the LORDH3068 continuallyH8548, that he may cut offH3772(H8686) the memoryH2143 of them from the earthH776.
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 rememberedH2142(H8804) not to shewH6213(H8800) mercyH2617, but persecutedH7291(H8799) the poorH6041 and needyH34 manH376, that he might even slayH4191(H8788) the brokenH3512(H8737) in heartH3824.
17 Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
KJVAs he lovedH157(H8799) cursingH7045, so let it comeH935(H8799) unto him: as he delightedH2654(H8804) not in blessingH1293, so let it be farH7368(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 clothedH3847(H8799) himself with cursingH7045 like as with his garmentH4055, so let it comeH935(H8799) into his bowelsH7130 like waterH4325, and like oilH8081 into his bonesH6106.
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 garmentH899 which coverethH5844(H8799) him, and for a girdleH4206 wherewith he is girdedH2296(H8799) continuallyH8548.
20 This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, of those who speak evil against my soul.
KJVLet this be the rewardH6468 of mine adversariesH7853(H8802) from the LORDH3068, and of them that speakH1696(H8802) evilH7451 against my soulH5315.
21 But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name’s sake, because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
KJVBut doH6213(H8798) thou for me, O GODH3069 the LordH136, for thy name'sH8034 sake: because thy mercyH2617 is goodH2896, deliverH5337(H8685) thou me.
22 for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.
KJVFor I am poorH6041 and needyH34, and my heartH3820 is woundedH2490(H8804) withinH7130 me.
23 I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust.
KJVI am goneH1980(H8738) like the shadowH6738 when it declinethH5186(H8800): I am tossed up and downH5287(H8738) as the locustH697.
24 My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.
KJVMy kneesH1290 are weakH3782(H8804) through fastingH6685; and my fleshH1320 failethH3584(H8804) of fatnessH8081.
25 I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.
KJVI became also a reproachH2781 unto them: when they lookedH7200(H8799) upon me they shakedH5128(H8686) their headsH7218.
26 Help me, Yahweh, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness;
KJVHelpH5826(H8798) me, O LORDH3068 my GodH430: O saveH3467(H8685) me according to thy mercyH2617:
27 that they may know that this is your hand; that you, Yahweh, have done it.
KJVThat they may knowH3045(H8799) that this is thy handH3027; that thou, LORDH3068, hast doneH6213(H8804) it.
28 They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.
KJVLet them curseH7043(H8762), but blessH1288(H8762) thou: when they ariseH6965(H8804), let them be ashamedH954(H8799); but let thy servantH5650 rejoiceH8055(H8799).
29 Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
KJVLet mine adversariesH7853(H8802) be clothedH3847(H8799) with shameH3639, and let them coverH5844(H8799) themselves with their own confusionH1322, as with a mantleH4598.
30 I will give great thanks to Yahweh with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.
KJVI will greatlyH3966 praiseH3034(H8686) the LORDH3068 with my mouthH6310; yea, I will praiseH1984(H8762) him amongH8432 the multitudeH7227.
31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
KJVFor he shall standH5975(H8799) at the right handH3225 of the poorH34, to saveH3467(H8687) him from those that condemnH8199(H8802) his soulH5315.
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