2.8 KiB
Psalm 109
- O God, whom I praise,
don't stand silent and aloof
- while the wicked slander me
and tell lies about me.
- They surround me with hateful words
and fight against me for no reason.
- I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations
even as I am praying for them!
- They repay evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
- They say, "Get an evil person to turn against him.
Send an accuser to bring him to trial.
- When his case comes up for judgment,
let him be pronounced guilty.
Count his prayers as sins.
- Let his years be few;
let someone else take his position.
- May his children become fatherless,
and his wife a widow.
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May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes.
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May creditors seize his entire estate,
and strangers take all he has earned.
- Let no one be kind to him;
let no one pity his fatherless children.
- May all his offspring die.
May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.
- May the LORD never forget the sins of his fathers;
may his mother's sins never be erased from the record.
- May the LORD always remember these sins,
and may his name disappear from human memory.
- For he refused all kindness to others;
he persecuted the poor and needy,
and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.
- He loved to curse others;
now you curse him.
He never blessed others;
now don't you bless him.
- Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing,
or the water he drinks,
or the rich food he eats.
- Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing;
may they be tied around him like a belt."
- May those curses become the LORD's punishment
for my accusers who speak evil of me.
- But deal well with me, O Sovereign LORD,
for the sake of your own reputation! Rescue me
because you are so faithful and good.
- For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is full of pain.
- I am fading like a shadow at dusk;
I am brushed off like a locust.
- My knees are weak from fasting,
and I am skin and bones.
- I am a joke to people everywhere;
when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.
Help me, O LORD my God!
Save me because of your unfailing love.
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Let them see that this is your doing, that you yourself have done it, LORD.
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Then let them curse me if they like,
but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced!
But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!
- May my accusers be clothed with disgrace;
may their humiliation cover them like a cloak.
- But I will give repeated thanks to the LORD,
praising him to everyone.
- For he stands beside the needy,
ready to save them from those who condemn them.