Psalms 109 : 1 (NCV)
God, I praise you. Do not be silent.
Psalms 109 : 2 (NCV)
Wicked people and liars have spoken against me; they have told lies about me.
Psalms 109 : 3 (NCV)
They have said hateful things about me and attack me for no reason.
Psalms 109 : 4 (NCV)
They attacked me, even though I loved them and prayed for them.
Psalms 109 : 5 (NCV)
I was good to them, but they repay me with evil. I loved them, but they hate me in return.
Psalms 109 : 6 (NCV)
They say about me, "Have an evil person work against him, and let an accuser stand against him.
Psalms 109 : 7 (NCV)
When he is judged, let him be found guilty, and let even his prayers show his guilt.
Psalms 109 : 8 (NCV)
Let his life be cut short, and let another man replace him as leader.
Psalms 109 : 9 (NCV)
Let his children become orphans and his wife a widow.
Psalms 109 : 10 (NCV)
Make his children wander around, begging for food. Let them be forced out of the ruins in which they live.
Psalms 109 : 11 (NCV)
Let the people to whom he owes money take everything he owns, and let strangers steal everything he has worked for.
Psalms 109 : 12 (NCV)
Let no one show him love or have mercy on his orphaned children.
Psalms 109 : 13 (NCV)
Let all his descendants die and be forgotten by those who live after him.
Psalms 109 : 14 (NCV)
Lord, remember how wicked his ancestors were, and don't let the sins of his mother be wiped out.
Psalms 109 : 15 (NCV)
Lord, always remember their sins. Then make people forget about them completely.
Psalms 109 : 16 (NCV)
"He did not remember to be loving. He hurt the poor, the needy, and those who were sad until they were nearly dead.
Psalms 109 : 17 (NCV)
He loved to put curses on others, so let those same curses fall on him. He did not like to bless others, so do not let good things happen to him.
Psalms 109 : 18 (NCV)
He cursed others as often as he wore clothes. Cursing others filled his body and his life, like drinking water and using olive oil.
Psalms 109 : 19 (NCV)
So let curses cover him like clothes and wrap around him like a belt."
Psalms 109 : 20 (NCV)
May the Lord do these things to those who accuse me, to those who speak evil against me.
Psalms 109 : 21 (NCV)
But you, Lord God, be kind to me so others will know you are good. Because your love is good, save me.
Psalms 109 : 22 (NCV)
I am poor and helpless and very sad.
Psalms 109 : 23 (NCV)
I am dying like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
Psalms 109 : 24 (NCV)
My knees are weak from hunger, and I have grown thin.
Psalms 109 : 25 (NCV)
My enemies insult me; they look at me and shake their heads.
Psalms 109 : 26 (NCV)
Lord my God, help me; because you are loving, save me.
Psalms 109 : 27 (NCV)
Then they will know that your power has done this; they will know that you have done it, Lord.
Psalms 109 : 28 (NCV)
They may curse me, but you bless me. They may attack me, but they will be disgraced. Then I, your servant, will be glad.
Psalms 109 : 29 (NCV)
Let those who accuse me be disgraced and covered with shame like a coat.
Psalms 109 : 30 (NCV)
I will thank the Lord very much; I will praise him in front of many people.
Psalms 109 : 31 (NCV)
He defends the helpless and saves them from those who accuse them. A psalm of David.
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