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109:1  For the worship leader. A song of David. O True God of my every praise, do not keep silent!
109:2  My enemies have opened their wicked, deceit-filled mouths and blown their foul breath on me. They have slandered me with their twisted tongues
109:3  And unleashed loathsome words that swirl around me. Though I have done nothing, they attack me.
109:4  Though I offer them love and keep them in my prayers, they accuse me;
109:5  Though I treat them well, they answer me with evil; though I give them love, they reply with a gesture of hatred.
109:6  Here’s what they say: Find some evil scoundrel to go after him. Let’s get some accuser to level charges against him.
109:7  At his trial, let’s make sure he is found guilty so that even his prayers become evidence that convicts him.
109:8  Let his days be few, his life cut short; let another take over his position.
109:9  Lay waste to his family— let his children become orphans and his wife a widow.
109:10  Let his children wander the streets—his legacy, homeless beggars scavenging for food, [driven out of] the rubble and slums where they live.
109:11  Let the bankers take what is his; strangers help themselves to what little is left of all he’s earned.
109:12  Let there be no one around to offer him compassion, nor anyone to give his fatherless children warmth or kindness.
109:13  Let his family line come to an end— no future generations to carry on his name!
109:14  Let the sins of his fathers be remembered before the Eternal, and the sins of his mother never be erased.
109:15  Let their offenses always be before the Eternal so that the memory of this family is long forgotten by all the people of the earth,
109:16  Because it never occurred to him to show compassion; instead, he oppressed the poor, afflicted, and brokenhearted and sent them to their death.
109:17  He loved to invoke a curse—so let his curses come back to him. He preferred not to speak a blessing—so let all blessings be far from him.
109:18  He wrapped himself with cursing, draped around him like a cape; may it flood his body like water and seep into his bones like oil.
109:19  Let those curses wrap around him like a cloak on a cold night, like a belt tightly knotted around him every day.
109:20  Let the Eternal so reward my accusers, all those who speak and plot evil against me.
109:21  But You, my Master, the Eternal, treat me with kindness for the sake of Your name, the good of Your reputation; because Your unfailing love is so good, O deliver me!
109:22  You see, I am poor and needy, and my heart is broken inside me.
109:23  My life is fading away like a shadow that vanishes in the evening; I am like a locust easily brushed off the shoulder.
109:24  I can barely stand; my knees are weak from not eating; I am haggard and drawn, just skin and bones.
109:25  I have become a person of contempt to my accusers; whenever they see me, they taunt me, shaking their heads in disapproval.
109:26  Help me, Eternal One my God; come to my rescue! Save me through Your unfailing love.
109:27  Let everyone know that You are the source of my salvation that You, Eternal One, have done this mighty work.
109:28  Let them utter a curse, if they will, but You will speak a blessing; [when they come to attack,] let them know utter shame. Then Your servant will celebrate and praise You!
109:29  Let my enemies be clothed with disgrace and humiliation; let them be dressed in a robe of their own shame.
109:30  I will continually give thanks to the Eternal with the praises of my mouth; I will praise Him in the company of many.
109:31  For He always stands in support of the afflicted and needy to rescue their souls from those who judge and condemn them.