109 Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

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.

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

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.

Vengeance Invoked upon Adversaries.

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

109 O God of my praise!
Do not keep silent,

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.

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And have fought against me without a cause.

In return for my love, they attack me,
But I am in prayer.

They have repaid me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.


Appoint a wicked man against him,
And let an attacker stand at his right hand [to kill him].

When he enters into dispute, let wickedness come about.
Let his prayer [for help] result [only] in sin.

Let his days be few;
And let another take his office.(A)

Let his children be fatherless
And his wife a widow.
10 
Let his children wander and beg;
Let them seek their food and be driven far from their ruined homes.(B)
11 
Let the creditor seize all that he has,
And let strangers plunder the product of his labor.
12 
Let there be no one to extend kindness to him,
Nor let anyone be gracious to his fatherless children.
13 
Let his descendants be cut off,
And in the following generation let their name be blotted out.

14 
Let the wickedness of his fathers be remembered by the Lord;
And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15 
Let them be before the Lord continually,
That He may cut off their memory from the earth;
16 
Because the man did not remember to show kindness,
But persecuted the suffering and needy man,
And the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
17 
He also loved cursing, and it came [back] to him;
He did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.
18 
He clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
And it seeped into his inner self like water
And like [anointing] oil into his bones.
19 
Let it be to him as a robe with which he covers himself,
And as a sash with which he is constantly bound.
20 
Let this be the reward of my attackers from the Lord,
And of those who speak evil against my life.

21 
But You, O God, the Lord, show kindness to me, for Your name’s sake;
Because Your lovingkindness (faithfulness, compassion) is good, O rescue me;
22 
For I am suffering and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.
23 
I am vanishing like a shadow when it lengthens and fades;
I am shaken off like the locust.
24 
My knees are unsteady from fasting;
And my flesh is gaunt and without fatness.
25 
I also have become a reproach and an object of taunting to others;
When they see me, they shake their heads [in derision].(C)

26 
Help me, O Lord my God;
Save me according to Your lovingkindness—
27 
And let them know that this is Your hand;
You, Lord, have done it.
28 
Let them curse, but You bless.
When adversaries arise, let them be ashamed,
But let Your servant rejoice.
29 
Let my attackers be clothed with dishonor,
And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

30 
I will give great praise and thanks to the Lord with my mouth;
And in the midst of many I will praise Him.
31 
For He will stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from those who judge his soul.

Clamor de venganza

Al músico principal. Salmo de David.

109 Oh Dios de mi alabanza, no calles;

Porque boca de impío y boca de engañador se han abierto contra mí;

Han hablado de mí con lengua mentirosa;

Con palabras de odio me han rodeado,

Y pelearon contra mí sin causa.

En pago de mi amor me han sido adversarios;

Mas yo oraba.

Me devuelven mal por bien,

Y odio por amor.

Pon sobre él al impío,

Y Satanás esté a su diestra.

Cuando fuere juzgado, salga culpable;

Y su oración sea para pecado.

Sean sus días pocos;

Tome otro su oficio.(A)

Sean sus hijos huérfanos,

Y su mujer viuda.

10 Anden sus hijos vagabundos, y mendiguen;

Y procuren su pan lejos de sus desolados hogares.

11 Que el acreedor se apodere de todo lo que tiene,

Y extraños saqueen su trabajo.

12 No tenga quien le haga misericordia,

Ni haya quien tenga compasión de sus huérfanos.

13 Su posteridad sea destruida;

En la segunda generación sea borrado su nombre.

14 Venga en memoria ante Jehová la maldad de sus padres,

Y el pecado de su madre no sea borrado.

15 Estén siempre delante de Jehová,

Y él corte de la tierra su memoria,

16 Por cuanto no se acordó de hacer misericordia,

Y persiguió al hombre afligido y menesteroso,

Al quebrantado de corazón, para darle muerte.

17 Amó la maldición, y esta le sobrevino;

Y no quiso la bendición, y ella se alejó de él.

18 Se vistió de maldición como de su vestido,

Y entró como agua en sus entrañas,

Y como aceite en sus huesos.

19 Séale como vestido con que se cubra,

Y en lugar de cinto con que se ciña siempre.

20 Sea este el pago de parte de Jehová a los que me calumnian,

Y a los que hablan mal contra mi alma.

21 Y tú, Jehová, Señor mío, favoréceme por amor de tu nombre;

Líbrame, porque tu misericordia es buena.

22 Porque yo estoy afligido y necesitado,

Y mi corazón está herido dentro de mí.

23 Me voy como la sombra cuando declina;

Soy sacudido como langosta.

24 Mis rodillas están debilitadas a causa del ayuno,

Y mi carne desfallece por falta de gordura.

25 Yo he sido para ellos objeto de oprobio;

Me miraban, y burlándose meneaban su cabeza.(B)

26 Ayúdame, Jehová Dios mío;

Sálvame conforme a tu misericordia.

27 Y entiendan que esta es tu mano;

Que tú, Jehová, has hecho esto.

28 Maldigan ellos, pero bendice tú;

Levántense, mas sean avergonzados, y regocíjese tu siervo.

29 Sean vestidos de ignominia los que me calumnian;

Sean cubiertos de confusión como con manto.

30 Yo alabaré a Jehová en gran manera con mi boca,

Y en medio de muchos le alabaré.

31 Porque él se pondrá a la diestra del pobre,

Para librar su alma de los que le juzgan.