Psalms
Psa
109:1
<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
<To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.> Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
Psalms
Psa
109:2
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.
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.
Psalms
Psa
109:3
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
Psalms
Psa
109:4
For my love they are my adversaries: but I [give myself unto] prayer.
For my love they are my adversaries: but I [give myself unto] prayer.
Psalms
Psa
109:5
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
Psalms
Psa
109:6
Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.
Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.
Psalms
Psa
109:7
When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
Psalms
Psa
109:8
Let his days be few; [and] let another take his office.
Let his days be few; [and] let another take his office.
Psalms
Psa
109:9
Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
Psalms
Psa
109:10
Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek [their bread] also out of their desolate places.
Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek [their bread] also out of their desolate places.
Psalms
Psa
109:11
Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
Psalms
Psa
109:12
Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
Psalms
Psa
109:13
Let his posterity be cut off; [and] in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Let his posterity be cut off; [and] in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
Psalms
Psa
109:14
Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
Psalms
Psa
109:15
Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
Psalms
Psa
109:16
Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
Psalms
Psa
109:17
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
Psalms
Psa
109:18
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.
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.
Psalms
Psa
109:19
Let it be unto him as the garment [which] covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
Let it be unto him as the garment [which] covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
Psalms
Psa
109:20
[Let] this [be] the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
[Let] this [be] the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
Psalms
Psa
109:21
But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy [is] good, deliver thou me.
But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy [is] good, deliver thou me.
Psalms
Psa
109:22
For I [am] poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
For I [am] poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
Psalms
Psa
109:23
I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
Psalms
Psa
109:24
My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
Psalms
Psa
109:25
I became also a reproach unto them: [when] they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
I became also a reproach unto them: [when] they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
Psalms
Psa
109:26
Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:
Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:
Psalms
Psa
109:27
That they may know that this [is] thy hand; [that] thou, LORD, hast done it.
That they may know that this [is] thy hand; [that] thou, LORD, hast done it.
Psalms
Psa
109:28
Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
Psalms
Psa
109:29
Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
Psalms
Psa
109:30
I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
Psalms
Psa
109:31
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save [him] from those that condemn his soul.
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save [him] from those that condemn his soul.
