Psalms 109 Parallel Bible Translations

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1 For the director of music. Of David. A psalm. My God, whom I praise, do not remain silent, For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent. Be not silent, O God of my praise!
2 for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues. For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues.
3 With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause. They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause. They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause.
4 In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer.
5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship. They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love. So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
6 Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy; let an accuser stand at his right hand. Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand. Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him. When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin. When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin!
8 May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership. May his days be few; may another take his position. May his days be few; may another take his office!
9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow!
10 May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their ruined homes. May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes. May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
11 May a creditor seize all he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor. May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor. May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
12 May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children. May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children. Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children!
13 May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted out from the next generation. May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation. May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation!
14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out. May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out. May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out!
15 May their sins always remain before the LORD, that he may blot out their name from the earth. May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth. Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth!
16 For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted. For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death. For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
17 He loved to pronounce a curse— may it come back on him. He found no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him. The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him. He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him!
18 He wore cursing as his garment; it entered into his body like water, into his bones like oil. The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil. He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones!
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him. May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him. May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day!
20 May this be the LORD’s payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil of me. May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me. May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life!
21 But you, Sovereign LORD, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me. But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion. But you, O GOD my Lord, deal on my behalf for your name’s sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me!
22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me. For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me.
23 I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust. I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust. I am gone like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt. My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt. My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt, with no fat.
25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads. I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads. I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads.
26 Help me, LORD my God; save me according to your unfailing love. Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion. Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to your steadfast love!
27 Let them know that it is your hand, that you, LORD, have done it. Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it. Let them know that this is your hand; you, O LORD, have done it!
28 While they curse, may you bless; may those who attack me be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice. Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice. Let them curse, but you will bless! They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad!
29 May my accusers be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak. May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe. May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!
30 With my mouth I will greatly extol the LORD; in the great throng of worshipers I will praise him. With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many. With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the midst of the throng.
31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them. For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul. For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
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