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Psalms 109

¹O God, whom I praise, don’t stand silent and aloof

²while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me.

³They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason.

⁴I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them!

⁵They repay evil for good, and hatred for my love.

⁶They say, “Get an evil person to turn against him. Send an accuser to bring him to trial.

⁷When his case comes up for judgment, let him be pronounced guilty. Count his prayers as sins.

⁸Let his years be few; let someone else take his position.

⁹May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.

¹⁰May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes.

¹¹May creditors seize his entire estate, and strangers take all he has earned.

¹²Let no one be kind to him; let no one pity his fatherless children.

¹³May all his offspring die. May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.

¹⁴May the Lord never forget the sins of his fathers; may his mother’s sins never be erased from the record.

¹⁵May the Lord always remember these sins, and may his name disappear from human memory.

¹⁶For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.

¹⁷He loved to curse others; now you curse him. He never blessed others; now don’t you bless him.

¹⁸Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing, or the water he drinks, or the rich food he eats.

¹⁹Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing; may they be tied around him like a belt.”

²⁰May those curses become the Lord’s punishment for my accusers who speak evil of me.

²¹But deal well with me, O Sovereign Lord, for the sake of your own reputation! Rescue me because you are so faithful and good.

²²For I am poor and needy, and my heart is full of pain.

²³I am fading like a shadow at dusk; I am brushed off like a locust.

²⁴My knees are weak from fasting, and I am skin and bones.

²⁵I am a joke to people everywhere; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.

²⁶Help me, O Lord my God! Save me because of your unfailing love.

²⁷Let them see that this is your doing, that you yourself have done it, Lord.

²⁸Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing!

²⁹May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak.

³⁰But I will give repeated thanks to the Lord, praising him to everyone.

³¹For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.

Psalms 109 (NLT)

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