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Psalm 109 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:1 - For the choir director: A psalm of David.

O God, whom I praise,
don’t stand silent and aloof

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:2 - while the wicked slander me
and tell lies about me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:3 - They surround me with hateful words
and fight against me for no reason.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:4 - I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations
even as I am praying for them!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:5 - They repay evil for good,
and hatred for my love.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:6 - They say,[fn] “Get an evil person to turn against him.
Send an accuser to bring him to trial.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:7 - When his case comes up for judgment,
let him be pronounced guilty.
Count his prayers as sins.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:8 - Let his years be few;
let someone else take his position.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:9 - May his children become fatherless,
and his wife a widow.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:10 - May his children wander as beggars
and be driven from their ruined homes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:11 - May creditors seize his entire estate,
and strangers take all he has earned.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:12 - Let no one be kind to him;
let no one pity his fatherless children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:13 - May all his offspring die.
May his family name be blotted out in a single generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:14 - May the LORD never forget the sins of his fathers;
may his mother’s sins never be erased from the record.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:15 - May the LORD always remember these sins,
and may his name disappear from human memory.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:16 - For he refused all kindness to others;
he persecuted the poor and needy,
and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:17 - He loved to curse others;
now you curse him.
He never blessed others;
now don’t you bless him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:18 - Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing,
or the water he drinks,
or the rich food he eats.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:19

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:19 - Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing;
may they be tied around him like a belt.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:20

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:20 - May those curses become the LORD’s punishment
for my accusers who speak evil of me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:21 - But deal well with me, O Sovereign LORD,
for the sake of your own reputation!
Rescue me
because you are so faithful and good.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:22 - For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is full of pain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:23 - I am fading like a shadow at dusk;
I am brushed off like a locust.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:24 - My knees are weak from fasting,
and I am skin and bones.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:25 - I am a joke to people everywhere;
when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:26

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:26 - Help me, O LORD my God!
Save me because of your unfailing love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:27

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:27 - Let them see that this is your doing,
that you yourself have done it, LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:28 - 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!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:29

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:29 - May my accusers be clothed with disgrace;
may their humiliation cover them like a cloak.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:30 - But I will give repeated thanks to the LORD,
praising him to everyone.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 109:31

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 109:31 - For he stands beside the needy,
ready to save them from those who condemn them.
See the NLT Preface (Especially for Parenthesis, Brackets, & Asterisks).
NLT Footnotes
Hebrew lacks They say.
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Psalm Chapter 109 — Additional Translations:

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