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109:1  To the director: A praise song of David. God, I praise you! Hear my prayer and do something!
109:2  Wicked people are telling lies about me. They are saying things that are not true.
109:3  They are saying hateful things about me. They are attacking me for no reason.
109:4  I loved them, but they were against me. So I said a prayer.
109:5  I did good things to them, but they are doing bad things to me. I loved them, but they hated me.
109:6  They said, “Choose someone evil to represent him. Let the one at his side really be his accuser.
109:7  Let even his prayer be used as evidence against him, and let the court find him guilty.
109:8  Let his life be cut short, and let someone else take over his work.
109:9  Let his children become orphans and his wife a widow.
109:10  Make his children wander around as beggars, forced from homes that lie in ruins.
109:11  Let the people he owes take everything he owns. Let strangers get everything he worked for.
109:12  Let no one be kind to him. Let no one show mercy to his children.
109:13  May his family come to an end. May his name be unknown to future generations.
109:14  May the Lord remember the sins of his father, and may his mother’s sins never be erased.
109:15  May the Lord remember their sins forever, and may he cause people to forget his family completely.
109:16  He never did anything good. He never loved anyone. He made life hard for the poor and the helpless.
109:17  He loved to curse others, so let those bad things happen to him. He never blessed others, so don’t let good things happen to him.
109:18  Cursing was a daily part of his life, like the clothes he wears. Cursing others became a part of him, like the water he drinks and the oil he puts on his body.
109:19  So let curses cover him like the robe he wears and always surround him like a belt.”
109:20  My enemies said these evil things against me. But may those curses be the way the Lord punishes them.
109:21  My Lord God, treat me in a way that brings honor to your name. Save me because of your faithful love.
109:22  I am only a poor, helpless man. I am so sad; my heart is broken.
109:23  I feel my life is over, fading like a shadow at day’s end. I feel like a bug that someone brushed away.
109:24  My knees are weak from fasting. I have lost weight and become thin.
109:25  My enemies insult me. They look at me and shake their heads.
109:26  Lord my God, help me! Show your faithful love and save me!
109:27  Then they will know that you did it. They will know that it was your power, Lord, that helped me.
109:28  They curse me, but you can bless me. They attacked me, so defeat them. Then I, your servant, will be happy.
109:29  Humiliate my enemies! Let them wear their shame like a coat.
109:30  I give thanks to the Lord. I praise him in front of everyone.
109:31  He stands by the helpless and saves them from those who try to put them to death.