Shared Word Translation

Psalm 109

Do Not Be Silent, O God of My Praise

O God of my praise, do not be silent. For wicked and deceitful mouths have opened against me;
they speak to me with lying tongues. They surround me with words of hatred
and fight against me without cause. In return for my love they accuse me,
but I am prayer. They repay me evil for good
and hatred for my love.

Let the Accuser Stand at His Right Hand

Appoint a wicked one over him,
and let an accuser stand at his right hand. When he is judged, let him come out guilty,
and let his prayer be counted as sin. Let his days be few;
let another take his office. Let his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow. Let his children wander and beg;
let them seek food far from their ruins. Let a creditor seize all that he has,
and let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor. Let there be no one to extend steadfast love to him,
nor anyone to show favor to his fatherless children. Let his descendants be cut off;
in the next generation let their name be blotted out. Let the iniquity of his ancestors be remembered before the LORD,
and let the sin of his mother not be wiped away. Let them be before the LORD continually,
so that God may cut off their memory from the earth.

He Did Not Remember to Show Steadfast Love

For he did not remember to show steadfast love,
but pursued the poor and needy
and the brokenhearted, to put them to death. He loved cursing; let it come upon him.
He did not delight in blessing; let it remain far from him. He clothed himself with cursing like a garment;
let it enter his body like water
and his bones like oil. Let it be like a garment that wraps him,
like a belt he always wears. Let this be the reward from the LORD for my accusers,
for those who speak evil against my life.

Deal with Me for Your Name’s Sake

But you, O LORD my Lord,
act for me for your name’s sake.
Because your steadfast love is good, deliver me. For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is wounded within me. I am passing away like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like a locust. My knees are weak from fasting;
my flesh has grown lean, without fat. I have become an object of scorn to them;
when they see me, they shake their heads. Help me, O LORD my God;
save me according to your steadfast love. Let them know that this is your hand;
you, O LORD, have done it. Let them curse, but you will bless.
When they rise up, let them be put to shame,
but let your servant rejoice. Let my accusers be clothed with disgrace
and wrap themselves in their shame as in a cloak. With my mouth I will greatly thank the LORD;
in the midst of many I will praise God. For the LORD stands at the right hand of the needy,
to save that one from those who judge the life.