Psalm 109-113

English Standard Version

Help Me, O Lord My God

To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David.

109 ^(A)Be not silent, O ^(B)God of my praise!
²For wicked and ^(C)deceitful mouths are opened against me,
    speaking against me with lying tongues.
³They encircle me with words of hate,
    and attack me ^(D)without cause.
⁴In return for my love they ^(E)accuse me,
    but I ^(F)give myself to prayer.^[a]
⁵So they ^(G)reward me evil for good,
    and hatred for my love.

⁶^(H)Appoint a wicked man ^(I)against him;
    let an accuser stand ^(J)at his right hand.
⁷When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
    let his ^(K)prayer be counted as sin!
⁸May his ^(L)days be few;
    may ^(M)another take his ^(N)office!
⁹May his ^(O)children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow!
¹⁰May his children ^(P)wander about and beg,
    ^(Q)seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
¹¹May ^(R)the creditor seize all that he has;
    may ^(S)strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
¹²Let there be none to ^(T)extend kindness to him,
    nor any to ^(U)pity his fatherless children!
¹³May his ^(V)posterity be cut off;
    may his ^(W)name be blotted out in the second generation!
¹⁴May ^(X)the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
    and let not the sin of his mother be ^(Y)blotted out!
¹⁵^(Z)Let them be before the Lord continually,
    that he may ^(AA)cut off the memory of them from the earth!

¹⁶For he did not remember to show kindness,
    but pursued ^(AB)the poor and needy
    and ^(AC)the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
¹⁷^(AD)He loved to curse; let curses come^[b] upon him!
    He did not delight in blessing; may it be far^[c] from him!
¹⁸He ^(AE)clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
    may it ^(AF)soak^[d] into his body like water,
    like oil into his bones!
¹⁹May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,
    like a belt that he puts on every day!
²⁰May this be the reward of my ^(AG)accusers from the Lord,
    of those who speak evil against my life!

²¹But you, O God my Lord,
    deal on my behalf ^(AH)for your name's sake;
    because your ^(AI)steadfast love is good, deliver me!
²²For I am ^(AJ)poor and needy,
    and my heart is stricken within me.
²³I am gone like ^(AK)a shadow at evening;
    I am ^(AL)shaken off like a locust.
²⁴My knees are weak ^(AM)through fasting;
    my ^(AN)body has become gaunt, with no fat.
²⁵I am ^(AO)an object of scorn to my accusers;
    when they see me, they ^(AP)wag their heads.

²⁶^(AQ)Help me, O Lord my God!
    Save me according to your steadfast love!
²⁷Let them ^(AR)know that this is your hand;
    you, O Lord, have done it!
²⁸^(AS)Let them curse, but you will bless!
    They arise and are put to shame, but ^(AT)your servant will be glad!
²⁹May my accusers be ^(AU)clothed with dishonor;
    may they ^(AV)be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!

³⁰With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
I will ^(AW)praise him in the midst of the throng.
³¹For he stands ^(AX)at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.

Sit at My Right Hand

A Psalm of David.

110 ^(AY)The Lord says to my Lord:
^(AZ)“Sit at my right hand,
^(BA)until I make your enemies your ^(BB)footstool.”

²The Lord sends forth ^(BC)from Zion
    ^(BD)your mighty scepter.
    ^(BE)Rule in the midst of your enemies!
³^(BF)Your people will ^(BG)offer themselves freely
    on the day of your ^(BH)power,^[e]
    in ^(BI)holy garments;^[f]
from the womb of the morning,
    the dew of your youth will be yours.^[g]
⁴^(BJ)The Lord has ^(BK)sworn
    and will ^(BL)not change his mind,
^(BM)“You are ^(BN)a priest ^(BO)forever
    after the order of ^(BP)Melchizedek.”

⁵The Lord is at your ^(BQ)right hand;
    he will ^(BR)shatter kings on ^(BS)the day of his wrath.
⁶He will ^(BT)execute judgment among the nations,
    ^(BU)filling them with corpses;
he will ^(BV)shatter chiefs^[h]
    over the wide earth.
⁷He will ^(BW)drink from the brook by the way;
    therefore he will lift up his head.

Great Are the Lord's Works

111 ^[i] ^(BX)Praise the Lord!
I ^(BY)will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
    in the company of ^(BZ)the upright, in the congregation.
²Great are the ^(CA)works of the Lord,
    ^(CB)studied by all who delight in them.
³^(CC)Full of splendor and majesty is his work,
    and his ^(CD)righteousness endures forever.
⁴He has ^(CE)caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
    the Lord is gracious and merciful.
⁵He provides food for those who fear him;
    he ^(CF)remembers his covenant forever.
⁶He has shown his people the power of his works,
    in giving them the inheritance of the nations.
⁷The works of his hands are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are ^(CG)trustworthy;
⁸they are ^(CH)established forever and ever,
    to be performed with ^(CI)faithfulness and uprightness.
⁹He sent ^(CJ)redemption to his people;
    he has ^(CK)commanded his covenant forever.
    ^(CL)Holy and awesome is his name!
¹⁰^(CM)The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all those who practice it have ^(CN)a good understanding.
    His ^(CO)praise endures forever!

The Righteous Will Never Be Moved

112 ^[j] ^(CP)Praise the Lord!
^(CQ)Blessed is the man who fears the Lord,
    who ^(CR)greatly delights in his commandments!
²His ^(CS)offspring will be mighty in the land;
    ^(CT)the generation of the upright will be blessed.
³^(CU)Wealth and riches are in his house,
    and his ^(CV)righteousness endures forever.
⁴Light dawns in the darkness ^(CW)for the upright;
    he is gracious, merciful, and ^(CX)righteous.
⁵It is well with the man who ^(CY)deals generously and lends;
    who conducts his affairs with justice.
⁶For the righteous will ^(CZ)never be moved;
    ^(DA)he will be remembered forever.
⁷He is not ^(DB)afraid of bad news;
    his ^(DC)heart is firm, ^(DD)trusting in the Lord.
⁸His heart is steady;^[k] he will not be afraid,
    until he looks in triumph on his adversaries.
⁹He has ^(DE)distributed freely; he has given to the poor;
    his righteousness endures forever;
    his ^(DF)horn is exalted in honor.
¹⁰The wicked man sees it and is angry;
    he ^(DG)gnashes his teeth and ^(DH)melts away;
    ^(DI)the desire of the wicked will perish!

Who Is like the Lord Our God?

113 ^(DJ)Praise the Lord!
^(DK)Praise, O ^(DL)servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!

²^(DM)Blessed be the name of the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore!
³^(DN)From the rising of the sun to its setting,
^(DO)the name of the Lord is ^(DP)to be praised!

⁴The Lord is ^(DQ)high above all nations,
    and his ^(DR)glory above the heavens!
⁵^(DS)Who is like the Lord our God,
    who is seated on high,
⁶who ^(DT)looks far down
    on the heavens and the earth?
⁷He ^(DU)raises the poor from the dust
    and lifts the needy from the ash heap,
⁸to make them ^(DV)sit with princes,
    with the princes of his people.
⁹He ^(DW)gives the barren woman a home,
    making her the joyous mother of children.
^(DX)Praise the Lord!

Footnotes

Psalm 109:4 Hebrew but I am prayer
Psalm 109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text curses have come
Psalm 109:17 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it is far
Psalm 109:18 Revocalization; Masoretic Text it has soaked
Psalm 110:3 Or on the day you lead your forces
Psalm 110:3 Masoretic Text; some Hebrew manuscripts and Jerome on the holy mountains
Psalm 110:3 The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Psalm 110:6 Or the head
Psalm 111:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 112:1 This psalm is an acrostic poem, each line beginning with the successive letters of the Hebrew alphabet
Psalm 112:8 Or established (compare 111:8)