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World English Bible Classic
For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.
[1] God of my praise, don’t remain silent,[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.
[3] They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
and fought against me without a cause.
[4] In return for my love, they are my adversaries;
but I am in prayer.
[5] They have rewarded me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
[6] Set a wicked man over him.
Let an adversary stand at his right hand.
[7] When he is judged, let him come out guilty.
Let his prayer be turned into sin.
[8] Let his days be few.
Let another take his office.
[9] Let his children be fatherless,
and his wife a widow.
[10] Let his children be wandering beggars.
Let them be sought from their ruins.
[11] Let the creditor seize all that he has.
Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.
[12] Let there be no one to extend kindness to him,
neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children.
[13] Let his posterity be cut off.
In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
[14] Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by Yahweh.
Don’t let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
[15] Let them be before Yahweh continually,
that he may cut off their memory from the earth;
[16] because he didn’t remember to show kindness,
but persecuted the poor and needy man,
the broken in heart, to kill them.
[17] Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him.
He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far 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.
[19] Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself,
for the belt that is always around him.
[20] This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh,
of those who speak evil against my soul. [21] But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord,§ for your name’s sake,
because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
[22] for I am poor and needy.
My heart is wounded within me.
[23] I fade away like an evening shadow.
I am shaken off like a locust.
[24] My knees are weak through fasting.
My body is thin and lacks fat.
[25] I have also become a reproach to them.
When they see me, they shake their head.
[26] Help me, Yahweh, my God.
Save me according to your loving kindness;
[27] that they may know that this is your hand;
that you, Yahweh, have done it.
[28] They may curse, but you bless.
When they arise, they will be shamed,
but your servant shall rejoice.
[29] Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor.
Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
[30] I will give great thanks to Yahweh with my mouth.
Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.
[31] For he will stand at the right hand of the needy,
to save him from those who judge his soul.
Footnotes
- § 109:21 The word translated “Lord” is “Adonai.”
King James Version
To the chief Musician, H5329 (PielPtc) A Psalm H4210 of David. H1732
[1] Hold not thy peace, H2790 (QalImpf) O God H430 of my praise; H8416[2] For the mouth H6310 of the wicked H7563 and the mouth H6310 of the deceitful H4820§ are opened H6605 (QalPerf)§ against me:
They have spoken H1696 (PielPerf) against me with a lying H8267 tongue. H3956
[3] They compassed H5437 (QalPerf) me about also with words H1697 of hatred; H8135 And fought H3898 (NiphImpf) against me without a cause. H2600
[4] For my love H160 they are my adversaries: H7853 (QalImpf)
But I give myself unto prayer. H8605
[5] And they have rewarded H7760 (QalImpf) me evil H7451 for good, H2896
And hatred H8135 for my love. H160
[6] Set H6485 (HiphImpv) thou a wicked man H7563 over him:
And let Satan§ H7854 stand H5975 (QalImpf) at his right hand. H3225
[7] When he shall be judged, H8199 (NiphInf) let him be H3318 (QalImpf) condemned: H7563§
And let his prayer H8605 become sin. H2401
[8] Let his days H3117 be few; H4592
And let another H312 take H3947 (QalImpf) his office. H6486§
[9] Let his children H1121 be fatherless, H3490
And his wife H802 a widow. H490
[10] Let his children H1121 be continually H5128 (QalInf) vagabonds, H5128 (QalImpf) and beg: H7592 (PielPerf)
Let them seek H1875 (QalPerf) their bread also out of their desolate places. H2723
[11] Let the extortioner H5383 (QalActPtc) catch H5367 (PielImpf) all that he hath;
And let the strangers H2114 (QalPtc) spoil H962 (QalImpf) his labour. H3018
[12] Let there be none to extend H4900 (QalActPtc) mercy H2617 unto him:
Neither let there be any to favour H2603 (QalActPtc) his fatherless children. H3490
[13] Let his posterity H319 be cut off; H3772 (HiphInf)
And in the generation H1755 following H312 let their name H8034 be blotted out. H4229 (NiphImpf)
[14] Let the iniquity H5771 of his fathers H1 be remembered H2142 (NiphImpf) with the Lord; H3068
And let not the sin H2403 of his mother H517 be blotted out. H4229 (NiphImpf)
[15] Let them be before the Lord H3068 continually, H8548
That he may cut off H3772 (HiphImpf) the memory H2143 of them from the earth. H776
[16] Because that he remembered H2142 (QalPerf) not to shew H6213 (QalInf) mercy, H2617
But persecuted H7291 (QalImpf) the poor H6041 and needy H34 man, H376 That he might even slay H4191 (PoleInf) the broken H3512 (NiphPtc) in heart. H3824
[17] As he loved H157 (QalImpf) cursing, H7045 so let it come H935 (QalImpf) unto him:
As he delighted H2654 (QalPerf) not in blessing, H1293 so let it be far H7368 (QalImpf) from him.
[18] As he clothed H3847 (QalImpf) himself with cursing H7045 like as with his garment, H4055
So let it come H935 (QalImpf) into his bowels H7130§ like water, H4325 and like oil H8081 into his bones. H6106
[19] Let it be unto him as the garment H899 which covereth H5844 (QalImpf) him,
And for a girdle H4206 wherewith he is girded H2296 (QalImpf) continually. H8548
[20] Let this be the reward H6468 of mine adversaries H7853 (QalActPtc) from the Lord, H3068
And of them that speak H1696 (QalActPtc) evil H7451 against my soul. H5315
[21] But do H6213 (QalImpv) thou for me, O God H3069 the Lord, H136 for thy name’s H8034 sake:
Because thy mercy H2617 is good, H2896 deliver H5337 (HiphImpv) thou me.
[22] For I am poor H6041 and needy, H34
And my heart H3820 is wounded H2490 (QalPerf) within H7130 me.
[23] I am gone H1980 (NiphPerf) like the shadow H6738 when it declineth: H5186 (QalInf)
I am tossed up and down H5287 (NiphPerf) as the locust. H697
[24] My knees H1290 are weak H3782 (QalPerf) through fasting; H6685
And my flesh H1320 faileth H3584 (QalPerf) of fatness. H8081
[25] I became also a reproach H2781 unto them:
When they looked H7200 (QalImpf) upon me they shaked H5128 (HiphImpf) their heads. H7218
[26] Help H5826 (QalImpv) me, O Lord H3068 my God: H430
O save H3467 (HiphImpv) me according to thy mercy: H2617
[27] That they may know H3045 (QalImpf) that this is thy hand; H3027
That thou, Lord, H3068 hast done H6213 (QalPerf) it.
[28] Let them curse, H7043 (PielImpf) but bless H1288 (PielImpf) thou:
When they arise, H6965 (QalPerf) let them be ashamed; H954 (QalImpf) but let thy servant H5650 rejoice. H8055 (QalImpf)
[29] Let mine adversaries H7853 (QalActPtc) be clothed H3847 (QalImpf) with shame, H3639
And let them cover H5844 (QalImpf) themselves with their own confusion, H1322 as with a mantle. H4598
[30] I will greatly H3966 praise H3034 (HiphImpf) the Lord H3068 with my mouth; H6310
Yea, I will praise H1984 (PielImpf) him among H8432 the multitude. H7227
[31] For he shall stand H5975 (QalImpf) at the right hand H3225 of the poor, H34
To save H3467 (HiphInf) him from those that condemn H8199 (QalActPtc) his soul. H5315§
Footnotes
- § 109:2a Heb. of deceit
- § 109:2b Heb. have opened themselves
- § 109:6 Or, an adversary
- § 109:7 Heb. go out guilty, or wicked
- § 109:8 Or, charge
- § 109:18 Heb. within him
- § 109:31 Heb. from the judges of his soul
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