Psalm 109
Authorized (King James) Version
Psalm 109
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1 Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
2 for the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me:
they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred;
and fought against me without a cause.
4 For my love they are my adversaries:
but I give myself unto prayer.
5 And they have rewarded me evil for good,
and hatred for my love.
6 Set thou a wicked man over him:
and let Satan stand at his right hand.
7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned:
and let his prayer become sin.
8 Let his days be few;
and let another take his office.
9 Let his children be fatherless,
and his wife a widow.
10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg:
let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath;
and let the strangers spoil his labour.
12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him:
neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
13 Let his posterity be cut off;
and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord;
and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15 Let them be before the Lord continually,
that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy,
but persecuted the poor and needy man,
that he might even slay the broken in heart.
17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him:
as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment,
so let it come into his bowels like water,
and like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him,
and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord,
and of them that speak evil against my soul.
21 But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake:
because thy mercy is good,
deliver thou me.
22 For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is wounded within me.
23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth:
I am tossed up and down as the locust.
24 My knees are weak through fasting;
and my flesh faileth of fatness.
25 I became also a reproach unto them:
when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
26 Help me, O Lord my God:
O save me according to thy mercy:
27 that they may know that this is thy hand;
that thou, Lord, hast done it.
28 Let them curse, but bless thou:
when they arise, let them be ashamed;
but let thy servant rejoice.
29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame,
and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
30 I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth;
yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor,
to save him from those that condemn his soul.
Psalm 109
New King James Version
Plea for Judgment of False Accusers
To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.
109 Do(A) not keep silent,
O God of my praise!
2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful
Have opened against me;
They have spoken against me with a (B)lying tongue.
3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me (C)without a cause.
4 In return for my love they are my accusers,
But I give myself to prayer.
5 Thus (D)they have rewarded me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.
6 Set a wicked man over him,
And let (E)an [a]accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
And (F)let his prayer become sin.
8 Let his days be (G)few,
And (H)let another take his office.
9 (I)Let his children be fatherless,
And his wife a widow.
10 Let his children [b]continually be vagabonds, and beg;
Let them [c]seek their bread also from their desolate places.
11 (J)Let the creditor seize all that he has,
And let strangers plunder his labor.
12 Let there be none to extend mercy to him,
Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.
13 (K)Let his [d]posterity be cut off,
And in the generation following let their (L)name be blotted out.
14 (M)Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
And let not the sin of his mother (N)be blotted out.
15 Let them be continually before the Lord,
That He may (O)cut off the memory of them from the earth;
16 Because he did not remember to show mercy,
But persecuted the poor and needy man,
That he might even slay the (P)broken in heart.
17 (Q)As he loved cursing, so let it come to him;
As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.
18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
So let it (R)enter his body like water,
And like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be to him like the garment which covers him,
And for a belt with which he girds himself continually.
20 Let this be the Lord’s reward to my accusers,
And to those who speak evil against my person.
21 But You, O God the Lord,
Deal with me for Your name’s sake;
Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.
22 For I am poor and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.
23 I am gone (S)like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My (T)knees are weak through fasting,
And my flesh is feeble from lack of fatness.
25 I also have become (U)a reproach to them;
When they look at me, (V)they shake their heads.
26 Help me, O Lord my God!
Oh, save me according to Your mercy,
27 (W)That they may know that this is Your hand—
That You, Lord, have done it!
28 (X)Let them curse, but You bless;
When they arise, let them be ashamed,
But let (Y)Your servant rejoice.
29 (Z)Let my accusers be clothed with shame,
And let them cover themselves with their own disgrace as with a mantle.
30 I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth;
Yes, (AA)I will praise Him among the multitude.
31 For (AB)He shall stand at the right hand of the poor,
To save him from those [e]who condemn him.
Footnotes
- Psalm 109:6 Heb. satan
- Psalm 109:10 wander continuously
- Psalm 109:10 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. be cast out
- Psalm 109:13 descendants be destroyed
- Psalm 109:31 Lit. judging his soul
Psalm 109
Modern English Version
Psalm 109
For the Music Director. A Psalm of David.
1 Do not remain silent,
O God of my praise!
2 For the mouth of the wicked and deceitful
are opened against me;
they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
3 They encircled me with words of hatred
and fought against me without cause.
4 In return for my love they are my adversaries,
but I give myself to prayer.
5 They have rewarded me evil for good
and hatred for my love.
6 Set a wicked man against him,
and let an accuser stand at his right hand.
7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned,
and let his prayer be reckoned as sin.
8 Let his days be few,
and let another take his office.
9 Let his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.
10 Let his children be wandering beggars;
let them seek their bread far from their desolate places.
11 Let the creditor seize all that he has;
let the strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.
12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him,
neither let there be any to pity his fatherless children.
13 Let his posterity be cut off,
and in the generation following let his name be blotted out.
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord,
and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15 Let them be before the Lord continually,
that the Lord may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
16 For he did not remember to show kindness,
but pursued the poor and needy and broken-hearted
to their death.
17 As he loved cursing,
so let it come over him;
as he did not delight in blessing,
so let it be far from him.
18 As he clothed himself with cursing like a garment,
so let it soak into him like water,
and like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be unto him as the garment that covers him,
and a belt that he continually wears.
20 Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the Lord,
and of those who speak evil against my soul.
21 But You, O God my Lord,
work on my behalf for your name’s sake;
because your mercy is good, deliver me.
22 For I am poor and needy,
and my heart is wounded within me.
23 I am gone like a shadow in the evening;
I am tossed as the locust.
24 My knees are weak through fasting,
and my body is thin with no fat.
25 I am a reproach to my accusers;
when they look upon me, they shake their heads.
26 Help me, O Lord my God!
Save me according to Your mercy,
27 that they may know that this is by Your hand,
that You, O Lord, have done it.
28 Let them curse, but You will bless;
when they arise, let them be ashamed,
but let Your servant rejoice.
29 Let my adversaries be clothed with shame,
and let them cover themselves with their own disgrace like a cloak.
30 I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth;
indeed, I will praise Him among the multitude.
31 For He stands at the right hand of the poor,
to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
Salmos 109
Reina Valera Contemporánea
Clamor de venganza
Al músico principal. Salmo de David.
109 Dios de mi alabanza, ¡no te quedes callado!
2 Gente malvada y mentirosa habla en contra mía,
y con sus mentiras me calumnia.
3 Con palabras llenas de odio me persiguen,
y pelean contra mí sin tener motivo.
4 Yo los trato con amor, y ellos me pagan con odio;
¡pero yo sigo orando por ellos!
5 Les hago un bien y me pagan con un mal;
me tratan con odio, aunque yo los amo.
6 ¡Que lo juzgue un juez injusto!
¡Que el maligno lo condene!
7 ¡Que sea declarado culpable!
¡Que su oración revele su maldad!
8 ¡Que sus años de vida se reduzcan,
y que otro se quede con su oficio!(A)
9 ¡Que se queden huérfanos sus hijos!
¡Que se quede viuda su mujer!
10 ¡Que sus hijos se queden sin techo,
y que mendiguen el pan lejos de sus ruinas!
11 ¡Que sus acreedores les quiten todos sus bienes!
¡Que gente extraña los despoje de sus posesiones!
12 ¡Que nadie tenga de él misericordia!
¡Que nadie compadezca a sus huérfanos!
13 ¡Que no quede rastro de sus descendientes!
¡Que su nombre sea borrado de la generación siguiente!
14 Señor, ¡no olvides la maldad de su padre!
¡Ten presente el pecado de su madre!
15 Señor, ¡no pases por alto su maldad,
y borra de la tierra su memoria!
16 Porque éste se olvidó de la misericordia,
y persiguió hasta darle muerte
al miserable que sufre y tiene roto el corazón.
17 Ya que amó la maldición, ¡que sea maldito!
Despreció la bendición, ¡que nunca sea bendecido!
18 La maldad lo envolvió como un manto;
como agua, penetró en todo su ser;
como aceite, le caló hasta los huesos.
19 ¡Pues que lo envuelva la maldad como un manto,
y que lo oprima para siempre como un cinto!
20 ¡Así les pague el Señor a los que me acusan,
a los que me calumnian y buscan mi mal!
21 Pero tú, mi Señor y Dios,
¡trátame bien por causa de tu nombre!
Por tu bondad y misericordia, ¡sálvame!
22 Te necesito, pues estoy muy afligido;
mi corazón tiene profundas heridas.
23 Siento que me muero, como muere el día;
soy sacudido como una langosta.
24 Las rodillas se me doblan por causa del ayuno,
estoy tan débil que mi cuerpo desfallece.
25 Soy para la gente objeto de burla;
los que me ven, mueven burlones la cabeza.(B)
26 Señor y Dios mío, ¡ayúdame!;
por tu gran misericordia, ¡sálvame!
27 Así sabrán que esto viene de tu mano,
y que eres tú, Señor, quien me ha salvado.
28 No importa que me maldigan, ¡bendíceme tú!
Podrán atacarme, pero quedarán avergonzados,
mientras que este siervo tuyo se regocijará.
29 Cubre de vergüenza a los que me critican;
¡que la confusión los envuelva como un manto!
30 Yo te alabaré, Señor, con mucho gozo;
¡te cantaré en medio de una gran multitud!
31 Porque defiendes al que nada tiene,
y lo libras de quienes lo condenan a muerte.
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