English Bible Presentation Sharing - Psalms Book, chapter 109, verse 122 in Nlv Version

Psalms 109 : 1 (NLV)

I give praise to You, O God. Do not be quiet.

Psalms 109 : 2 (NLV)

For sinners and liars have opened their mouths against me. They have spoken against me with lying tongues.

Psalms 109 : 3 (NLV)

They have gathered around me with words of hate. They fought against me for no reason.

Psalms 109 : 4 (NLV)

I give them my love but they speak against me in return. But I am in prayer.

Psalms 109 : 5 (NLV)

They pay me what is bad for what is good. They give me hate for my love.

Psalms 109 : 6 (NLV)

Let a sinful man have power over him. Let one who speaks against him stand at his right hand.

Psalms 109 : 7 (NLV)

When he is tried, let him be found guilty. And may his prayer become sin.

Psalms 109 : 8 (NLV)

Let his days be few. Let another person take over his work.

Psalms 109 : 9 (NLV)

Let his children be without a father. And let his wife be without a husband.

Psalms 109 : 10 (NLV)

May his children go around begging. And may they look for food far from their destroyed homes.

Psalms 109 : 11 (NLV)

Let the one to whom he owes money take all that he has. May strangers take away all he has worked for.

Psalms 109 : 12 (NLV)

May no one show him kindness. Let no one pity his children who have no father.

Psalms 109 : 13 (NLV)

Let his children be cut off. Do not let their family name be remembered by the people-to-come.

Psalms 109 : 14 (NLV)

Let the sins of his fathers be remembered by the Lord, and do not let the sins of his mother be forgotten.

Psalms 109 : 15 (NLV)

May these sins always be before the Lord. So He may not let them be remembered on the earth.

Psalms 109 : 16 (NLV)

Because he did not remember to show loving-kindness. Instead he made it hard for the poor and those in need and those with a broken heart. He even put them to death.

Psalms 109 : 17 (NLV)

He loved to curse others, so may it come to him. He did not like to have good come to others, so good was far from him.

Psalms 109 : 18 (NLV)

He dressed himself with cursing as with a coat. They came into his body like water and into his bones like oil.

Psalms 109 : 19 (NLV)

May they be like clothing that covers him and like a belt that he always wears.

Psalms 109 : 20 (NLV)

Let this be what the Lord pays to those who speak against me and wish bad things would happen to me.

Psalms 109 : 21 (NLV)

But You, O God, the Lord, be kind to me because of Your name. Take me out of trouble because Your loving-kindness is good.

Psalms 109 : 22 (NLV)

For I am in trouble and in need. And my heart is hurt within me.

Psalms 109 : 23 (NLV)

I am passing like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust.

Psalms 109 : 24 (NLV)

My knees are weak from going without food. And my body has lost all its fat.

Psalms 109 : 25 (NLV)

Others laugh at me. They look at me and shake their heads.

Psalms 109 : 26 (NLV)

Help me, O Lord my God! Save me by Your loving-kindness.

Psalms 109 : 27 (NLV)

Let them know that this is Your hand and that You, O Lord, have done it.

Psalms 109 : 28 (NLV)

Let them hope that bad things will happen. But You make good things happen. Let them be ashamed when they rise up against me. But let Your servant be full of joy.

Psalms 109 : 29 (NLV)

Let those who speak against me be dressed with shame. Let them cover themselves with shame as with a coat.

Psalms 109 : 30 (NLV)

I will give thanks to the Lord in a loud voice. I will praise Him among many people.

Psalms 109 : 31 (NLV)

For He stands at the right hand of the one in need to save him from those who judge his soul.