109:1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Be not silent, O God of my praise!
109:1 To the leader. Of David. A Psalm. Do not be silent, O God of my praise.

109:2 For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.
109:2 For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.

109:3 They beset me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.
109:3 They beset me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.

109:4 In return for my love they accuse me, even as I make prayer for them.
109:4 In return for my love they accuse me, even while I make prayer for them.

109:5 So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
109:5 So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

109:6 Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser bring him to trial.
109:6 They say, "Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand on his right.

109:7 When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin!
109:7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin.

109:8 May his days be few; may another seize his goods!
109:8 May his days be few; may another seize his position.

109:9 May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow!
109:9 May his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.

109:10 May his children wander about and beg; may they be driven out of the ruins they inhabit!
109:10 May his children wander about and beg; may they be driven out of the ruins they inhabit.

109:11 May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
109:11 May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil.

109:12 Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children!
109:12 May there be no one to do him a kindness, nor anyone to pity his orphaned children.

109:13 May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation!
109:13 May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation.

109:14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out!
109:14 May the iniquity of his father be remembered before the LORD, and do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

109:15 Let them be before the LORD continually; and may his memory be cut off from the earth!
109:15 Let them be before the LORD continually, and may his memory be cut off from the earth.

109:16 For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted to their death.
109:16 For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted to their death.

109:17 He loved to curse; let curses come on him! He did not like blessing; may it be far from him!
109:17 He loved to curse; let curses come on him. He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.

109:18 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat, may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones!
109:18 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat, may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones.

109:19 May it be like a garment which he wraps round him, like a belt with which he daily girds himself!
109:19 May it be like a garment that he wraps around himself, like a belt that he wears every day."

109:20 May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life!
109:20 May that be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life.

109:21 But thou, O GOD my Lord, deal on my behalf for thy name's sake; because thy steadfast love is good, deliver me!
109:21 But you, O LORD my Lord, act on my behalf for your name's sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me.

109:22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me.
109:22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is pierced within me.

109:23 I am gone, like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust.
109:23 I am gone like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust.

109:24 My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt.
109:24 My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt.

109:25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.
109:25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

109:26 Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to thy steadfast love!
109:26 Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to your steadfast love.

109:27 Let them know that this is thy hand; thou, O LORD, hast done it!
109:27 Let them know that this is your hand; you, O LORD, have done it.

109:28 Let them curse, but do thou bless! Let my assailants be put to shame; may thy servant be glad!
109:28 Let them curse, but you will bless. Let my assailants be put to shame; may your servant be glad.

109:29 May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a mantle!
109:29 May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a mantle.

109:30 With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the midst of the throng.
109:30 With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the midst of the throng.

109:31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who condemn him to death.
109:31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save them from those who would condemn them to death.