| NET Bible | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 1For the music director, a psalm of David. O God whom I praise, do not ignore me! | 1For the choir director. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, Do not be silent! |
| 2For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. | 2For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. |
| 3They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason. | 3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without cause. |
| 4They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray. | 4In return for my love they act as my accusers; But I am in prayer. |
| 5They repay me evil for good, and hate for love. | 5Thus they have repaid me evil for good And hatred for my love. |
| 6Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side! | 6Appoint a wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at his right hand. |
| 7When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful. | 7When he is judged, let him come forth guilty, And let his prayer become sin. |
| 8May his days be few! May another take his job! | 8Let his days be few; Let another take his office. |
| 9May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow! | 9Let his children be fatherless And his wife a widow. |
| 10May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home! | 10Let his children wander about and beg; And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes. |
| 11May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property! | 11Let the creditor seize all that he has, And let strangers plunder the product of his labor. |
| 12May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children! | 12Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him, Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children. |
| 13May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives! | 13Let his posterity be cut off; In a following generation let their name be blotted out. |
| 14May his ancestors' sins be remembered by the LORD! May his mother's sin not be forgotten! | 14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out. |
| 15May the LORD be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth! | 15Let them be before the LORD continually, That He may cut off their memory from the earth; |
| 16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened. | 16Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness, But persecuted the afflicted and needy man, And the despondent in heart, to put them to death. |
| 17He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings. | 17He also loved cursing, so it came to him; And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him. |
| 18He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil. | 18But he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, And it entered into his body like water And like oil into his bones. |
| 19May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, or a belt one wears continually! | 19Let it be to him as a garment with which he covers himself, And for a belt with which he constantly girds himself. |
| 20May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me! | 20Let this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, And of those who speak evil against my soul. |
| 21O sovereign LORD, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me! | 21But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for Your name's sake; Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me; |
| 22For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me. | 22For I am afflicted and needy, And my heart is wounded within me. |
| 23I am fading away like a shadow at the end of the day; I am shaken off like a locust. | 23I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens; I am shaken off like the locust. |
| 24I am so starved my knees shake; I have turned into skin and bones. | 24My knees are weak from fasting, And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness. |
| 25I am disdained by them. When they see me, they shake their heads. | 25I also have become a reproach to them; When they see me, they wag their head. |
| 26Help me, O LORD my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me! | 26Help me, O LORD my God; Save me according to Your lovingkindness. |
| 27Then they will realize this is your work, and that you, LORD, have accomplished it. | 27And let them know that this is Your hand; You, LORD, have done it. |
| 28They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice. | 28Let them curse, but You bless; When they arise, they shall be ashamed, But Your servant shall be glad. |
| 29My accusers will be covered with shame, and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe. | 29Let my accusers be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe. |
| 30I will thank the LORD profusely, in the middle of a crowd I will praise him, | 30With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the LORD; And in the midst of many I will praise Him. |
| 31because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life. | 31For He stands at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul. |
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