Psalm 109 | New International Reader’s Version

New International Reader’s Version

For the director of music. A psalm of David.

1 God, I praise you. Don’t remain silent. 2 Sinful people who lie and cheat have spoken against me. They have used their tongues to tell lies about me. 3 They gather all around me with their words of hatred. They attack me without any reason. 4 They bring charges against me, even though I love them and pray for them. 5 They pay me back with evil for the good things I do. They pay back my love with hatred. 6 Appoint an evil person to take my enemies to court. Let him stand at their right hand and bring charges against them. 7 When they are tried, let them be found guilty. May even their prayers judge them. 8 May their days be few. Let others take their places as leaders. 9 May their children’s fathers die. May their wives become widows. 10 May their children be driven from their destroyed homes. May they wander around like beggars. 11 May everything those people own be taken away to pay for what they owe. May strangers rob them of everything they’ve worked for. 12 May no one be kind to them or take pity on the children they leave behind. 13 May their family line come to an end. May their names be forgotten by those who live after them. 14 May the LORD remember the evil things their fathers have done. May he never erase the sins of their mothers. 15 May the LORD never forget their sins. Then he won’t let people remember the names of my enemies anymore. 16 They never thought about doing anything kind. Instead, they drove those who were poor and needy to their deaths. They did the same thing to those whose hearts were broken. 17 They loved to curse others. May their curses come back on them. They didn’t find any pleasure in giving anyone their blessing. May no blessing ever come to them. 18 They cursed others as easily as they put on clothes. Cursing was as natural to them as getting a drink of water or putting olive oil on their bodies. 19 May their curses cover them like coats. May their curses be wrapped around them like a belt for ever. 20 May that be the LORD’s way of paying back those who bring charges against me. May it happen to those who say evil things about me. 21 But LORD and King, help me so that you bring honour to yourself. Because your love is so good, save me. 22 I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded deep down inside me. 23 I fade away like an evening shadow. I’m like a locust that someone brushes off. 24 My knees are weak because I’ve gone without food. My body is very thin. 25 Those who bring charges against me laugh at me. When they see me, they shake their heads at me. 26 LORD my God, help me. Save me because of your faithful love. 27 LORD, let my enemies know that you yourself have saved me. You have done it with your own hand. 28 They may curse me. But may you bless me. May those who attack me be put to shame. But may I be filled with joy. 29 May those who bring charges against me be clothed with dishonour. May they be wrapped in shame as if it were a coat. 30 With my mouth I will continually praise the LORD. I will praise him when all his people gather for worship. 31 He stands ready to help those who need it. He saves them from those who are ready to sentence them to death.

New International Version

from Biblica

For the director of music. Of David. A psalm.

1 My God, whom I praise, do not remain silent, 2 for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues. 3 With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause. 4 In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. 5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship. 6 Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy; let an accuser stand at his right hand. 7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him. 8 May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership. 9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. 10 May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven^[1] from their ruined homes. 11 May a creditor seize all he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his labour. 12 May no-one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children. 13 May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted out from the next generation. 14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out. 15 May their sins always remain before the Lord, that he may blot out their name from the earth. 16 For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the broken-hearted. 17 He loved to pronounce a curse – may it come back on him. He found no pleasure in blessing – may it be far from him. 18 He wore cursing as his garment; it entered into his body like water, into his bones like oil. 19 May it be like a cloak wrapped about him, like a belt tied for ever round him. 20 May this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil of me. 21 But you, Sovereign Lord, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust. 24 My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt. 25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads. 26 Help me, Lord my God; save me according to your unfailing love. 27 Let them know that it is your hand, that you, Lord, have done it. 28 While they curse, may you bless; may those who attack me be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice. 29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak. 30 With my mouth I will greatly extol the Lord; in the great throng of worshippers I will praise him. 31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them.

English Standard Version

from Crossway

Help Me, O Lord My God

1 To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Be not silent, O God of my praise! (De 10:21; Ps 28:1; Ps 71:6; Jer 17:14)

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2 For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. (Ps 52:4) 3 They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. (Ps 69:4) 4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer.^[1] (Ps 38:20; Ps 69:13) 5 So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love. (Ps 35:12) 6 Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand at his right hand. (1Ch 21:1; Job 30:12; Ps 35:4; Ps 69:22; Zec 3:1)

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7 When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin! (Pr 15:8; Pr 21:27; Pr 28:9) 8 May his days be few; may another take his office! (Nu 4:16; 1Ch 24:3; Ps 55:23; Ac 1:20)

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9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow! (Ex 22:24) 10 May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit! (Ge 4:12; Ps 37:25; Ps 59:15) 11 May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil! (De 28:43) 12 Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children! (Job 5:4; Ps 36:10) 13 May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation! (Ps 21:10; Pr 10:7) 14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out! (Ex 20:5; Ne 4:5; Jer 18:23) 15 Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth! (Ps 34:16; Ps 90:8) 16 For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death. (Ps 34:18; Ps 40:17; Ps 109:22) 17 He loved to curse; let curses come^[2] upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far^[3] from him! (Pr 14:14; Eze 35:6) 18 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak^[4] into his body like water, like oil into his bones! (Nu 5:22; Ps 73:6; Ps 109:29) 19 May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day! 20 May this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord, of those who speak evil against my life! (Ps 109:6; Ps 109:29) 21 But you, O God my Lord, deal on my behalf for your name’s sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me! (Ps 23:3; Ps 63:3; Ps 69:16; Jer 14:7)

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22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me. (Ps 109:16) 23 I am gone like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust. (Ex 10:19; Ne 5:13; Job 38:13; Ps 102:11)

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24 My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt, with no fat. (Job 16:8; Ps 35:13) 25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads. (Ps 22:6; Ps 22:7; Ps 69:19) 26 Help me, O Lord my God! Save me according to your steadfast love! (Ps 119:86) 27 Let them know that this is your hand; you, O Lord, have done it! (Job 37:7) 28 Let them curse, but you will bless! They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad! (2Sa 16:12; Isa 65:14) 29 May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak! (Job 8:22; Ps 35:26; Ps 71:13; Ps 109:18)

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30 With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord; I will praise him in the midst of the throng. (Ps 22:25) 31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death. (Ps 16:8; Ps 109:6)

King James Version

1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue. 3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. 4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. 5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. 6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. 7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. 8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office. 9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. 11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. 12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children. 13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out. 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. 15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth. 16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart. 17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him. 18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. 19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually. 20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul. 21 But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name' sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me. 22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. 23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. 24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. 25 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. 26 Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy: 27 That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it. 28 Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice. 29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle. 30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude. 31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.

Lutherbibel 2017

from Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft

Ein Ruf zu Gott gegen erbarmungslose Widersacher

1 Ein Psalm Davids, vorzusingen. Gott, mein Ruhm, schweige nicht! 2 Denn ihr Mund ist voll Frevel, ihr Lügenmaul haben sie wider mich aufgetan. Sie reden wider mich mit falscher Zunge / 3 und reden giftig wider mich allenthalben und streiten wider mich ohne Grund. 4 Dafür, dass ich sie liebe, feinden sie mich an; ich aber bete. 5 Sie erweisen mir Böses für Gutes und Hass für meine Liebe. 6 Gib ihm einen Frevler zum Gegner, und ein Ankläger stehe zu seiner Rechten. (Mt 5:43; Lu 23:34) 7 Wenn er gerichtet wird, soll er schuldig gesprochen werden, und sein Gebet werde zur Sünde. 8 Seiner Tage sollen wenige werden, und sein Amt soll ein andrer empfangen. (Ac 1:20) 9 Seine Kinder sollen Waisen werden und seine Frau eine Witwe. 10 Seine Kinder sollen umherirren und betteln und vertrieben werden aus ihren Trümmern. 11 Es soll der Gläubiger alles fordern, was er hat, und Fremde sollen seine Güter rauben. 12 Und niemand soll ihm Gutes tun, und niemand erbarme sich seiner Waisen. 13 Seine Nachkommen sollen ausgerottet werden, ihr Name soll schon im zweiten Glied getilgt werden. (Eze 18:20) 14 Der Schuld seiner Väter soll gedacht werden vor dem HERRN, und seiner Mutter Sünde soll nicht getilgt werden. (Ex 20:5) 15 Der HERR soll sie nie mehr aus den Augen lassen, und ihr Andenken soll ausgerottet werden auf Erden, 16 weil er so gar keine Barmherzigkeit übte, sondern verfolgte den Elenden und Armen und den Betrübten, ihn zu töten. 17 Er liebte den Fluch, so komme er auch über ihn; er wollte den Segen nicht, so bleibe er auch fern von ihm. 18 Er zog den Fluch an wie sein Hemd; der drang in sein Inneres wie Wasser und wie Öl in seine Gebeine; (Nu 5:24) 19 er werde ihm wie ein Kleid, das er anhat, und wie ein Gürtel, mit dem er allezeit sich gürtet. 20 So geschehe denen vom HERRN, die mich verklagen und die Böses reden wider mich. 21 Aber du, HERR, mein Herr, / sei du mit mir um deines Namens willen; denn deine Gnade ist mein Trost: Errette mich! 22 Denn ich bin arm und elend; mein Herz ist zerschlagen in mir. 23 Ich fahre dahin wie ein Schatten, der schwindet, und werde abgeschüttelt wie Heuschrecken. 24 Meine Knie sind schwach vom Fasten, und mein Leib ist mager und hat kein Fett. 25 Ich bin ihnen zum Spott geworden; wenn sie mich sehen, schütteln sie den Kopf. 26 Steh mir bei, HERR, mein Gott! Hilf mir nach deiner Gnade, 27 und lass sie innewerden, dass dies deine Hand ist und du, HERR, das tust. 28 Fluchen sie, so segne du. / Erheben sie sich, so sollen sie zuschanden werden; aber dein Knecht soll sich freuen. (Lu 6:27) 29 Die mich verklagen, sollen mit Schmach angezogen und mit ihrer Schande bekleidet werden wie mit einem Mantel. 30 Ich will dem HERRN sehr danken mit meinem Munde und ihn rühmen in der Menge. 31 Denn er steht dem Armen zur Rechten, dass er ihm helfe von denen, die ihn verurteilen.