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109:1  For the music director, a psalm of David. 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.