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109:1  I praise you, God; don't remain silent!
109:2  Wicked people and liars have attacked me. They tell lies about me,
109:3  and they say evil things about me, attacking me for no reason.
109:4  They oppose me, even though I love them and have prayed for them.
109:5  They pay me back evil for good and hatred for love.
109:6  Choose some corrupt judge to try my enemy, and let one of his own enemies accuse him.
109:7  May he be tried and found guilty; may even his prayer be considered a crime!
109:8  May his life soon be ended; may someone else take his job!
109:9  May his children become orphans, and his wife a widow!
109:10  May his children be homeless beggars; may they be driven from the ruins they live in!
109:11  May his creditors take away all his property, and may strangers get everything he worked for.
109:12  May no one ever be kind to him or care for the orphans he leaves behind.
109:13  May all his descendants die, and may his name be forgotten in the next generation.
109:14  May the Lord remember the evil of his ancestors and never forgive his mother's sins.
109:15  May the Lord always remember their sins, but may they themselves be completely forgotten!
109:16  That man never thought of being kind; he persecuted and killed the poor, the needy, and the helpless.
109:17  He loved to curse—may he be cursed! He hated to give blessings—may no one bless him!
109:18  He cursed as naturally as he dressed himself; may his own curses soak into his body like water and into his bones like oil!
109:19  May they cover him like clothes and always be around him like a belt!
109:20  Lord, punish my enemies in that way— those who say such evil things against me!
109:21  But my Sovereign Lord, help me as you have promised, and rescue me because of the goodness of your love.
109:22  I am poor and needy; I am hurt to the depths of my heart.
109:23  Like an evening shadow I am about to vanish; I am blown away like an insect.
109:24  My knees are weak from lack of food; I am nothing but skin and bones.
109:25  When people see me, they laugh at me; they shake their heads in scorn.
109:26  Help me, O Lord my God; because of your constant love, save me!
109:27  Make my enemies know that you are the one who saves me.
109:28  They may curse me, but you will bless me. May my persecutors be defeated, and may I, your servant, be glad.
109:29  May my enemies be covered with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
109:30  I will give loud thanks to the Lord; I will praise him in the assembly of the people,
109:31  because he defends the poor and saves them from those who condemn them to death.