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A Davidic psalm.</p><p class="heading">A Prayer against the Evil One</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>God, whom I praise,</p> <p class="poetry2">do not be silent,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>for the mouths of wicked and deceitful people</p> <p class="poetry2">are opened against me;</p> <p class="poetry2">they speak against me with lying tongues.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>They surround me with hate-filled words,</p> <p class="poetry2">attacking me for no reason.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Instead of receiving<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:4 The Heb. lacks receiving ">a</a></span> my love, they accuse me,</p> <p class="poetry2">though I continue in prayer.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>They devise evil against me instead of good,</p> <p class="poetry2">and hatred in place of my love.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Appoint an evil person over him;</p> <p class="poetry2">may an accuser stand at his right side.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:6 Lit. hand">b</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>When he is judged, may he be found guilty;</p> <p class="poetry2">may his prayer be regarded as sin.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>May his days be few;</p> <p class="poetry2">may another take over his position.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:8 Or office">c</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>May his children become fatherless,</p> <p class="poetry2">and his wife a widow.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>May his children roam around begging,</p> <p class="poetry2">seeking food<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:10 The Heb. lacks food">d</a></span> while driven far<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:10 So LXX; the Heb. lacks while driven far">e</a></span> from their ruined homes.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>May creditors seize all his possessions,</p> <p class="poetry2">and may foreigners loot the property he has acquired.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:11 Or the result of his labor">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>May no one extend gracious love to him,</p> <p class="poetry2">or show favor to his fatherless children.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>May his descendants<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:13 Lit. May those after him">g</a></span> be eliminated,</p> <p class="poetry2">and their memory<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:13 Or their name">h</a></span> be erased from the next generation.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>May his ancestors’ guilt be remembered in the LORD’s presence,</p> <p class="poetry2">and may his mother’s guilt not be erased.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>May what<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:15 The Heb. lacks what">i</a></span> they have done<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:15 The Heb. lacks have done">j</a></span> be continually in the LORD’s presence;</p> <p class="poetry2">and may their memory be excised from the earth.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For he didn’t think to extend gracious love;</p> <p class="poetry2">he harassed to death the poor, the needy, and the broken hearted.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:16 Or downhearted">k</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>He loved to curse—may his curses<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:17 Lit. may it">l</a></span> return upon him!</p> <p class="poetry2">He took no delight in blessing others<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:17 The Heb. lacks others">m</a></span> —</p> <p class="poetry2">so may blessings<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:17 Lit. it">n</a></span> be far from him.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>He wore curses like a garment—</p> <p class="poetry2">may they<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:18 Lit. it">o</a></span> enter his inner being like water</p> <p class="poetry2">and his bones like oil.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>May those curses<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:19 Lit. may it">p</a></span> wrap around him like a garment,</p> <p class="poetry2">or like a belt that one always wears.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>May this be the way the LORD repays my accuser,</p> <p class="poetry2">those who speak evil against me.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Now you, LORD my God, defend<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:21 Lit. God, do to">q</a></span> me for your name’s sake;</p> <p class="poetry2">because your gracious love is good, deliver me!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>Indeed, I am poor and needy,</p> <p class="poetry2">and my heart is wounded within me.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>I am fading<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:23 Or walking">r</a></span> away like a shadow late in the day;</p> <p class="poetry2">I am shaken off like a locust.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>My knees give way<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:24 Or knees stagger">s</a></span> from fasting,</p> <p class="poetry2">and my skin is lean, deprived of oil.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>I have become an object of derision to them—</p> <p class="poetry2">they shake their heads whenever they see me.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Help me, LORD my God!</p> <p class="poetry2">Deliver me in accord with your gracious love!</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>Then they will realize that your hand is in this—</p> <p class="poetry2">that you, LORD, have accomplished it.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>They will curse,</p> <p class="poetry2">but you will bless.</p> <p class="poetry2">When they attack,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:28 Lit. arise">t</a></span> they will<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:28 So MT DSS 4QPs 11QPs; LXX reads arise, let my opponents">u</a></span> be humiliated,</p> <p class="poetry2">while your servant rejoices.</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>May my accusers be clothed with shame</p> <p class="poetry2">and wrapped in their humiliation as with a robe.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>I will give many thanks to the LORD with my mouth,</p> <p class="poetry2">praising him publicly,</p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/psalms/109-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>for he stands<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:31 So MT; LXX DSS 11QPs read he has stood">v</a></span> at the right hand of the needy one,</p> <p class="poetry2">to deliver him from his accusers.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="109:31 Or from those who condemn him">w</a></span> </p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 109:4 The Heb. lacks <i>receiving</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 109:6 Lit. <i>hand</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 109:8 Or <i>office</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 109:10 The Heb. lacks <i>food</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 109:10 So LXX; the Heb. lacks <i>while driven far</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 109:11 Or <i>the result of his labor</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 109:13 Lit. <i>May those after him</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 109:13 Or <i>their name</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 109:15 The Heb. lacks <i>what</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 109:15 The Heb. lacks <i>have done</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 109:16 Or <i>downhearted</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 109:17 Lit. <i>may it</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 109:17 The Heb. lacks <i>others</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 109:17 Lit. <i>it</i><br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 109:18 Lit. <i>it</i><br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 109:19 Lit. <i>may it</i><br /><span class="fnb">q</span> 109:21 Lit. <i>God, do to</i><br /><span class="fnb">r</span> 109:23 Or <i>walking</i><br /><span class="fnb">s</span> 109:24 Or <i>knees stagger</i><br /><span class="fnb">t</span> 109:28 Lit. <i>arise</i><br /><span class="fnb">u</span> 109:28 So MT DSS 4QPs 11QPs; 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