PSALM Chapter 109 (GNB)
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109:1
I praise you, God; don't remain silent! |
109:2
Wicked people and liars have attacked me. They tell lies about me, |
109:3
and they say evil things about me, attacking me for no reason. |
109:4
They oppose me, even though I love them and have prayed for them. |
109:5
They pay me back evil for good and hatred for love. |
109:6
Choose some corrupt judge to try my enemy, and let one of his own enemies
accuse him. |
109:7
May he be tried and found guilty; may even his prayer be considered a crime! |
109:8
May his life soon be ended; may someone else take his job! |
109:9
May his children become orphans, and his wife a widow! |
109:10
May his children be homeless beggars; may they be driven from the ruins they
live in! |
109:11
May his creditors take away all his property, and may strangers get
everything he worked for. |
109:12
May no one ever be kind to him or care for the orphans he leaves behind. |
109:13
May all his descendants die, and may his name be forgotten in the next
generation. |
109:14
May the LORD remember the evil of his ancestors and never forgive his
mother's sins. |
109:15
May the LORD always remember their sins, but may they themselves be
completely forgotten! |
109:16
That man never thought of being kind; he persecuted and killed the poor, the
needy, and the helpless. |
109:17
He loved to curse---may he be cursed! He hated to give blessings---may no one
bless him! |
109:18
He cursed as naturally as he dressed himself; may his own curses soak into
his body like water and into his bones like oil! |
109:19
May they cover him like clothes and always be around him like a belt! |
109:20
LORD, punish my enemies in that way--- those who say such evil things against
me! |
109:21
But my Sovereign LORD, help me as you have promised, and rescue me because of
the goodness of your love. |
109:22
I am poor and needy; I am hurt to the depths of my heart. |
109:23
Like an evening shadow I am about to vanish; I am blown away like an insect. |
109:24
My knees are weak from lack of food; I am nothing but skin and bones. |
109:25
When people see me, they laugh at me; they shake their heads in scorn. |
109:26
Help me, O LORD my God; because of your constant love, save me! |
109:27
Make my enemies know that you are the one who saves me. |
109:28
They may curse me, but you will bless me. May my persecutors be defeated, and
may I, your servant, be glad. |
109:29
May my enemies be covered with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a
robe. |
109:30
I will give loud thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the assembly of the
people, |
109:31
because he defends the poor and saves them from those who condemn them to
death. |
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