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Psalm 109:3–8

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3They compassed me about also with words of hatred;

And fought against me cwithout a cause.

4For my love they dare my adversaries:

But eI give myself unto fprayer.

5And gthey have rewarded me evil for good,

And hatred for my love.

6hSet thou a wicked man over ihim:

And klet ||Satan stand klat his right hand.

7mWhen he shall be judged, let him †be condemned:

And let nhis prayer become sin.

8Let his days be few;

And olet another take his ||office.

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Footnotes

  1. cSee Ps. 35:19.
  2. dPs. 38:20. See ver. 6.
  3. eComp. Ps. 120:7.
  4. fSo Ps. 69:13.
  5. gSo Ps. 35:12. & 38:20.
  6. hTo ver. 15, comp. Ps. 35:4–8. & 69:22–28.
  7. iSo Ps. 55:12, 13.
  8. ||Or, an adversary. So ver. 4, 20, 29. See 1 Chr. 21:1.
  9. mComp. Ps. 1:5.
  10. †Heb. go out guilty, or, wicked. So Ps. 37:33. Comp. ver. 31.
  11. oCited Acts 1:20. So John 17:12.
  12. ||Or, charge. Num. 4:16. 1 Chr. 24:3. So ver. 6 (Heb.).

Cross references

  1. kZech. 3:1.
  2. kZech. 3:1.
  3. lJob 30:12.
  4. nProv. 28:9.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

They encircle me with words of hate,

and attack me without cause.

In return for my love they accuse me,

but I give myself to prayer.

So they reward me evil for good,

and hatred for my love.

Appoint a wicked man against him;

let an accuser stand at his right hand.

When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;

let his prayer be counted as sin!

May his days be few;

may another take his office!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

With words of hatred they surround me;

they attack me without cause.

In return for my friendship they accuse me,

but I am a man of prayer.

They repay me evil for good,

and hatred for my friendship.

Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;

let an accuser stand at his right hand.

When he is tried, let him be found guilty,

and may his prayers condemn him.

May his days be few;

may another take his place of leadership.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They surround me with hateful words

and attack me without cause.

In return for my love they accuse me,

but I continue to pray.

They repay me evil for good,

and hatred for my love.

Set a wicked person over him;

let an accuser stand at his right hand.

When he is judged, let him be found guilty,

and let his prayer be counted as sin.

Let his days be few;

let another take over his position.

NLTNew Living Translation

They surround me with hateful words

and fight against me for no reason.

I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations

even as I am praying for them!

They repay evil for good,

and hatred for my love.

They say, “Get an evil person to turn against him.

Send an accuser to bring him to trial.

When his case comes up for judgment,

let him be pronounced guilty.

Count his prayers as sins.

Let his years be few;

let someone else take his position.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They also surround me with words of hate,

and fight me without cause.

In return for my love they accuse me,

though I am in prayer.

So they inflicted evil against me in return for good

and hatred in return for my love.

Appoint over him a wicked man,

and let an accuser stand at his right hand.

When he is judged, let him come out guilty,

and let his prayer become as sin.

Let his days be few;

let another take his office.