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Psalm 109

^109:1 O God whom I praise, do not ignore me. ^109:2 For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. ^109:3 They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason. ^109:4 They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray. ^109:5 They repay me evil for good and hate for love. ^109:6 Appoint an evil man to testify against him. May an accuser stand at his right side. ^109:7 When he is judged, he will be found guilty. Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful. ^109:8 May his days be few. May another take his job. ^109:9 May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. ^109:10 May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home. ^109:11 May the creditor seize all he owns. May strangers loot his property. ^109:12 May no one show him kindness. May no one have compassion on his fatherless children. ^109:13 May his descendants be cut off. May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives. ^109:14 May his ancestors’ sins be remembered by the Lord. May his mother’s sin not be forgotten. ^109:15 May the Lord be constantly aware of them and cut off the memory of his children from the earth. ^109:16 For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy and killed the disheartened. ^109:17 He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings. ^109:18 He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil. ^109:19 May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, or a belt one wears continually. ^109:20 May the Lord repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me. ^109:21 O Sovereign Lord, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation. Because your loyal love is good, deliver me. ^109:22 For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me. ^109:23 I am fading away like a shadow at the end of the day; I am shaken off like a locust. ^109:24 I am so starved my knees shake; I have turned into skin and bones. ^109:25 I am disdained by them. When they see me, they shake their heads. ^109:26 Help me, O Lord my God. Because you are faithful to me, deliver me. ^109:27 Then they will realize this is your work and that you, Lord, have accomplished it. ^109:28 They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice. ^109:29 My accusers will be covered with shame and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe. ^109:30 I will thank the Lord profusely. In the middle of a crowd I will praise him, ^109:31 because he stands at the right hand of the needy to deliver him from those who threaten his life.

^109:31 A psalm of David.