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Psalms 109

Jewish Publication Society 1917 · Berean Standard Bible

109:1

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, keep not silence;

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109:2

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me; They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

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109:3

They compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.

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109:4

In return for my love they are my adversaries; But I am all prayer.

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109:5

And they have laid upon me evil for good, And hatred for my love:

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109:6

’Set Thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.

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109:7

When he is judged, let him go forth condemned; And let his prayer be turned into sin.

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109:8

Let his days be few; Let another take his charge.

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109:9

Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.

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109:10

Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.

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109:11

Let the creditor distrain all that he hath; And let strangers make spoil of his labour.

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109:12

Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be any to be gracious unto his fatherless children.

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109:13

Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out.

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109:14

Let the iniquity of his fathers be brought to remembrance unto the LORD; And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

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109:15

Let them be before the LORD continually, That He may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

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109:16

Because that he remembered not to do kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, And the broken in heart he was ready to slay.

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109:17

Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it is far from him.

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109:18

He clothed himself also with cursing as with his raiment, And it is come into his inward parts like water, And like oil into his bones.

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109:19

Let it be unto him as the garment which he putteth on, And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.'

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109:20

This would mine adversaries effect from the LORD, And they that speak evil against my soul.

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109:21

But Thou, O GOD the Lord, deal with me for Thy name's sake; Because Thy mercy is good, deliver Thou me.

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109:22

For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.

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109:23

I am gone like the shadow when it lengtheneth; I am shaken off as the locust.

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109:24

My knees totter through fasting; And my flesh is lean, and hath no fatness.

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109:25

I am become also a taunt unto them; When they see me, they shake their head.

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109:26

Help me, O LORD my God; O save me according to Thy mercy;

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109:27

That they may know that this is Thy hand; That Thou, LORD, hast done it.

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109:28

Let them curse, but bless Thou; When they arise, they shall be put to shame, but Thy servant shall rejoice.

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109:29

Mine adversaries shall be clothed with confusion, And shall put on their own shame as a robe.

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109:30

I will give great thanks unto the LORD with my mouth; Yea, I will praise Him among the multitude;

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109:31

Because He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.

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