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109:1  God of my praise, don’t keep quiet,
109:2  because the mouths of wicked liars have opened up against me, talking about me with lying tongues.
109:3  Hateful words surround me; they attack me for no reason.
109:4  Instead of returning my love, they accuse me— but I am at prayer.
109:5  They repay me evil for good, hatred in return for my love.
109:6  “Appoint a wicked person to be against this person,” they say, “an accuser to stand right next to him.
109:7  When the sentence is passed, let him be found guilty— let his prayer be found sinful!
109:8  Let his days be few; let someone else assume his position.
109:9  Let his children become orphans; let his wife turn into a widow.
109:10  Let his children wander aimlessly, begging, driven out of their ruined homes.
109:11  Let a creditor seize everything he owns; let strangers plunder his wealth.
109:12  Let no one extend faithful love to him; let no one have mercy on his orphans.
109:13  Let his descendants be eliminated; let their names be wiped out in just one generation!
109:14  Let his father’s wrongdoing be remembered before the Lord; let his mother’s sin never be wiped out.
109:15  Let them be before the Lord always, and let God eliminate the very memory of them from the land.
109:16  All because this person didn’t remember to demonstrate faithful love, but chased after the poor and needy— even the brokenhearted—with deadly intent!
109:17  Since he loved to curse, let it come back on him! Since he didn’t care much for blessing, let it be far away from him!
109:18  Since he wore curses like a coat, let them seep inside him like water, seep into his bones like oil!
109:19  Let them be like the clothes he wears, like a belt that is always around him.”
109:20  But let all that be the reward my accusers get from the Lord, the reward for those who speak evil against me!
109:21  But you, Lord, my Lord!— act on my behalf for the sake of your name; deliver me because your faithful love is so good;
109:22  because I am poor and needy, and my heart is broken.
109:23  Like a lengthening shadow, I’m passing away; I’m shaken off, like some locust.
109:24  My legs are weak from fasting; my body is skin and bones.
109:25  I’ve become a joke to my accusers; when they see me, they just shake their heads.
109:26  Help me, Lord my God! Save me according to your faithful love!
109:27  And let them know that this is by your hand— that you have done it, Lord!
109:28  Let them curse—but you, bless me! If they rise up, let them be disgraced, but let your servant celebrate!
109:29  Let my accusers be dressed in shame; let them wear their disgrace like a coat.
109:30  But I will give great thanks to the Lord with my mouth; among a great crowd I will praise God!
109:31  Because God stands right next to the needy, to save them from any who would condemn them.