Psalms 109 — WEBBE

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David.

109Verse 1God of my praise, don’t remain silent,^{Verse 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.^{Verse 3}They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,and fought against me without a cause.^{Verse 4}In return for my love, they are my adversaries;but I am in prayer.^{Verse 5}They have rewarded me evil for good,and hatred for my love.^{Verse 6}Set a wicked man over him.Let an adversary stand at his right hand.^{Verse 7}When he is judged, let him come out guilty.Let his prayer be turned into sin.^{Verse 8}Let his days be few.Let another take his office.^{Verse 9}Let his children be fatherless,and his wife a widow.^{Verse 10}Let his children be wandering beggars.Let them be sought from their ruins.^{Verse 11}Let the creditor seize all that he has.Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labour.^{Verse 12}Let there be no one to extend kindness to him,neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children.^{Verse 13}Let his posterity be cut off.In the generation following let their name be blotted out.^{Verse 14}Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the LORD.Don’t let the sin of his mother be blotted out.^{Verse 15}Let them be before the LORD continually,that he may cut off their memory from the earth;^{Verse 16}because he didn’t remember to show kindness,but persecuted the poor and needy man,
the broken in heart, to kill them.^{Verse 17}Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him.He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.^{Verse 18}He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment.It came into his inward parts like water,
like oil into his bones.^{Verse 19}Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself,for the belt that is always around him.^{Verse 20}This is the reward of my adversaries from the LORD,of those who speak evil against my soul.^{Verse 21}But deal with me, GOD the Lord,⁺for your name’s sake,because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
^{Verse 22}for I am poor and needy.
My heart is wounded within me.^{Verse 23}I fade away like an evening shadow.I am shaken off like a locust.^{Verse 24}My knees are weak through fasting.My body is thin and lacks fat.^{Verse 25}I have also become a reproach to them.When they see me, they shake their head.^{Verse 26}Help me, LORD, my God.Save me according to your loving kindness;^{Verse 27}that they may know that this is your hand;that you, LORD, have done it.^{Verse 28}They may curse, but you bless.When they arise, they will be shamed,
but your servant shall rejoice.^{Verse 29}Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonour.Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.^{Verse 30}I will give great thanks to the LORD with my mouth.Yes, I will praise him amongst the multitude.^{Verse 31}For he will stand at the right hand of the needy,to save him from those who judge his soul.