Psalm 109 :: New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB95)

Vengeance Invoked upon Adversaries.

Psa 109:1For the choir director. A Psalm of David.
O God of my praise,
Do not be silent!

Psa 109:2For they have opened the [fn]wicked and deceitful mouth against me;
They have spoken [fn]against me with a lying tongue.

Psa 109:3

Psa 109:3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me without cause.

Psa 109:4

Psa 109:4In return for my love they act as my accusers;
But I am in prayer.

Psa 109:5

Psa 109:5Thus they have [fn]repaid me evil for good
And hatred for my love.

Psa 109:6

Psa 109:6Appoint a wicked man over him,
And let an [fn]accuser stand at his right hand.

Psa 109:7

Psa 109:7When he is judged, let him come forth guilty,
And let his prayer become sin.

Psa 109:8

Psa 109:8Let his days be few;
Let another take his office.

Psa 109:9

Psa 109:9Let his children be fatherless
And his wife a widow.

Psa 109:10

Psa 109:10Let his children wander about and beg;
And let them seek sustenance [fn]far from their ruined homes.

Psa 109:11

Psa 109:11Let the creditor [fn]seize all that he has,
And let strangers plunder the product of his labor.

Psa 109:12

Psa 109:12Let there be none to [fn]extend lovingkindness to him,
Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.

Psa 109:13

Psa 109:13Let his posterity be [fn]cut off;
In a following generation let their name be blotted out.

Psa 109:14

Psa 109:14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered [fn]before the LORD,
And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Psa 109:15

Psa 109:15Let them be before the LORD continually,
That He may cut off their memory from the earth;

Psa 109:16

Psa 109:16Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness,
But persecuted the afflicted and needy man,
And the despondent in heart, to put them to death.

Psa 109:17

Psa 109:17He also loved cursing, so it came to him;
And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

Psa 109:18

Psa 109:18But he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it entered into [fn]his body like water
And like oil into his bones.

Psa 109:19

Psa 109:19Let it be to him as a garment with which he covers himself,
And for a belt with which he constantly girds himself.

Psa 109:20

Psa 109:20 [fn]Let this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD,
And of those who speak evil against my soul.

Psa 109:21

Psa 109:21But You, O [fn]GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for Your name’s sake;
Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;

Psa 109:22

Psa 109:22For I am afflicted and needy,
And [fn]my heart is wounded within me.

Psa 109:23

Psa 109:23I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like the locust.

Psa 109:24

Psa 109:24My knees [fn]are weak from fasting,
And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.

Psa 109:25

Psa 109:25I also have become a reproach to them;
When they see me, they wag their head.

Psa 109:26

Psa 109:26Help me, O LORD my God;
Save me according to Your lovingkindness.

Psa 109:27

Psa 109:27 [fn]And let them know that this is Your hand;
You, LORD, have done it.

Psa 109:28

Psa 109:28Let them curse, but You bless;
When they arise, they shall be ashamed,
But Your servant shall be glad.

Psa 109:29

Psa 109:29 [fn]Let my accusers be clothed with dishonor,
And [fn]let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

Psa 109:30

Psa 109:30With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the LORD;
And in the midst of many I will praise Him.

Psa 109:31

Psa 109:31For He stands at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.

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NASB95 Footnotes

(109:2)

Literally: wicked mouth and the deceitful

(109:2)

Literally: with

(109:5)

Literally: laid upon me

(109:6)

Or, adversary, Satan

(109:10)

Or, out of their desolate places

(109:11)

Literally: ensnare, strike at

(109:12)

Literally: continue

(109:13)

Literally: for cutting off

(109:14)

Literally: to

(109:18)

Literally: his inward parts

(109:20)

Literally: This is

(109:21)

Hebrew: YHWH, usually rendered LORD

(109:22)

Literally: one has pierced my heart within me

(109:24)

Or, totter

(109:27)

Or, That they may know

(109:29)

Or, My accusers will be

(109:29)

Or, they will cover

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