Psalm 109:1–31

^1tBe not silent, O ^uGod of my praise!

²For wicked and ^vdeceitful mouths are opened against me,

speaking against me with lying tongues.

³They encircle me with words of hate,

and attack me ^wwithout cause.

⁴In return for my love they ^xaccuse me,

but I ^ygive myself to prayer.¹

⁵So they ^zreward me evil for good,

and hatred for my love.

^6aAppoint a wicked man ^bagainst him;

let an accuser stand ^cat his right hand.

⁷When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;

let his ^dprayer be counted as sin!

⁸May his ^edays be few;

may ^fanother take his ^goffice!

⁹May his ^hchildren be fatherless

and his wife a widow!

¹⁰May his children ⁱwander about and beg,

^jseeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

¹¹May ^kthe creditor seize all that he has;

may ^kstrangers plunder the fruits of his toil!

¹²Let there be none to ^lextend kindness to him,

nor any to ^mpity his fatherless children!

¹³May his ⁿposterity be cut off;

may his ^oname be blotted out in the second generation!

¹⁴May ^pthe iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,

and let not the sin of his mother be ^qblotted out!

^15rLet them be before the Lord continually,

that he may ^scut off the memory of them from the earth!

¹⁶For he did not remember to show kindness,

but pursued ^tthe poor and needy

and ^uthe brokenhearted, to put them to death.

^17vHe loved to curse; let curses come² upon him!

He did not delight in blessing; may it be far³ from him!

¹⁸He ^wclothed himself with cursing as his coat;

may it ^xsoak⁴ into his body like water,

like oil into his bones!

¹⁹May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,

like a belt that he puts on every day!

²⁰May this be the reward of my ^yaccusers from the Lord,

of those who speak evil against my life!

²¹But you, O God my Lord,

deal on my behalf ^zfor your name’s sake;

because your ^asteadfast love is good, deliver me!

²²For I am ^bpoor and needy,

and my heart is stricken within me.

²³I am gone like ^ca shadow at evening;

I am ^dshaken off like a locust.

²⁴My knees are weak ^ethrough fasting;

my ^fbody has become gaunt, with no fat.

²⁵I am ^gan object of scorn to my accusers;

when they see me, they ^hwag their heads.

²⁶ⁱHelp me, O Lord my God!

Save me according to your steadfast love!

²⁷Let them ^jknow that this is your hand;

you, O Lord, have done it!

^28kLet them curse, but you will bless!

They arise and are put to shame, but ^lyour servant will be glad!

²⁹May my accusers be ^mclothed with dishonor;

may they ⁿbe wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!

³⁰With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;

I will ^opraise him in the midst of the throng.

³¹For he stands ^pat the right hand of the needy one,

to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.