Psalm 109 :: New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

PSALM 109

Vengeance Invoked upon Adversaries.

For the music director. A Psalm of David.

1 God ^H430 of my praise ^H8416,

Do not be ^H2790 silent ^H2790!

2 For they have opened ^H6605 a [fn]wicked ^H7563 and deceitful ^H4820 mouth ^H6310 against ^H5921 me;

They have spoken ^H1696 [fn]against ^H854 me with a lying ^H8267 tongue ^H3956.

3 They have also surrounded ^H5437 me with words ^H1697 of hatred ^H8135,

And have fought ^H3898 against me without ^H2600 cause ^H2600.

4 In ^H8478 return ^H8478 for ^H8478 my love ^H160 they act ^H7853 as ^H7853 my accusers ^H7853;

But I am in prayer ^H8605.

5 So they have [fn]repaid ^H7760 me evil ^H7451 for good ^H2896,

And hatred ^H8135 for my love ^H160.

6 Appoint ^H6485 a wicked ^H7563 person ^H7563 over ^H5921 him,

And may an [fn]accuser ^H7854 stand ^H5975 at his right ^H3225 hand ^H3225.

7 When he is judged ^H8199, may he come ^H3318 out ^H3318 guilty ^H7563,

And may his prayer ^H8605 become ^H1961 sin ^H2401.

8 May his days ^H3117 be few ^H4592;

May another ^H312 take ^H3947 his office ^H6486.

9 May his children ^H1121 be fatherless ^H3490,

And his wife ^H802 a widow ^H490.

10 May his children ^H1121 wander ^H5128 about ^H5128 and beg ^H7592;

And may they seek ^H1875 sustenance [fn]far from their ruined ^H2723 homes ^H2723.

11 May the creditor ^H5383 [fn]seize ^H5367 everything ^H3605 that he has,

And may strangers ^H2114 plunder ^H962 the product ^H3018 of ^H3018 his labor ^H3018.

12 May there be none ^H408 to [fn]extend ^H4900 kindness ^H2617 to him,

Nor ^H408 any to be ^H2603 gracious ^H2603 to his fatherless ^H3490 children ^H3490.

13 May his descendants ^H319 be [fn]eliminated ^H3772;

May their name ^H8034 be wiped ^H4229 out ^H4229 in a following ^H312 generation ^H1755.

14 May the guilt ^H5771 of his fathers ^H1 be remembered ^H2142 [fn]before ^H413 the LORD ^H3068,

And do not let the sin ^H2403 of his mother ^H517 be wiped ^H4229 out ^H4229.

15 May they be before ^H5048 the LORD ^H3068 continually ^H8548,

So that He may eliminate ^H3772 their memory ^H2143 from the earth ^H776;

16 Because ^H3282 he did not remember ^H2142 to show ^H6213 mercy ^H2617,

But persecuted ^H7291 the afflicted ^H6041 and needy ^H34 person ^H376,

And the despondent ^H3512 in heart ^H3824, to put ^H4191 them to ^H4191 death ^H4191.

17 He also loved ^H157 cursing ^H7045, so it came ^H935 to him;

And he did not delight ^H2654 in blessing ^H1293, so it was ^H7368 far ^H7368 from him.

18 But he clothed ^H3847 himself with cursing ^H7045 as with his garment ^H4055,

And it entered ^H935 [fn]his body ^H7130 like water ^H4325,

And like oil ^H8081 into his bones ^H6106.

19 May it be to him as a garment ^H899 with which he covers ^H5844 himself,

And as a belt ^H4206 which he constantly ^H8548 wears ^H2296 around ^H2296 himself.

20 May this ^H2088 be the reward ^H6468 of my accusers ^H7853 from the LORD ^H3068,

And of those who speak ^H1696 evil ^H7451 against ^H5921 my soul ^H5315.

21 But You, [fn]GOD ^H3068, the Lord ^H136, deal ^H6213 kindly with me for the sake ^H4616 of Your name ^H8034;

Because ^H3588 Your mercy ^H2617 is good ^H2896, rescue ^H5337 me;

22 For I am afflicted ^H6041 and needy ^H34,

And [fn]my heart ^H3820 is wounded ^H2490 within ^H7130 me.

23 I am passing ^H1980 like a shadow ^H6738 when it lengthens ^H5186;

I am shaken ^H5287 off ^H5287 like the locust ^H697.

24 My knees ^H1290 [fn]are ^H3782 weak ^H3782 from fasting ^H6685,

And my flesh ^H1320 has grown ^H3584 lean ^H3584, without ^H4480 fatness ^H8081.

25 I also have become ^H1961 a disgrace ^H2781 to them;

When they see ^H7200 me, they shake ^H5128 their head ^H7218.

26 Help ^H5826 me, LORD ^H3068 my God ^H430;

Save ^H3467 me according to Your mercy ^H2617.

27 [fn]And may they know ^H3045 that this ^H2088 is Your hand ^H3027;

You, LORD ^H3068, have done ^H6213 it.

28 They will curse ^H7043, but You bless ^H1288;

When they arise ^H6965, they will be ^H954 ashamed ^H954,

But Your servant ^H5650 will be ^H8055 glad ^H8055.

29 [fn]May my accusers ^H7853 be clothed ^H3847 with dishonor ^H3639,

And [fn]may they cover ^H5844 themselves with their own shame ^H1322 as with a robe ^H4598.

30 With my mouth ^H6310 I will give ^H3034 thanks ^H3034 abundantly ^H3966 to the LORD ^H3068;

And I will praise ^H1984 Him in the midst ^H8432 of many ^H7227.

31 For He stands ^H5975 at the right ^H3225 hand ^H3225 of the needy ^H34,

To save ^H3467 him from those who judge ^H8199 his soul ^H5315.