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!
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.
They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me (C)without a cause.
In return for my love they are my accusers,
But I give myself to prayer.
Thus (D)they have rewarded me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.

Set a wicked man over him,
And let (E)an [a]accuser stand at his right hand.
When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
And (F)let his prayer become sin.
Let his days be (G)few,
And (H)let another take his office.
(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

  1. Psalm 109:6 Heb. satan
  2. Psalm 109:10 wander continuously
  3. Psalm 109:10 So with MT, Tg.; LXX, Vg. be cast out
  4. Psalm 109:13 descendants be destroyed
  5. Psalm 109:31 Lit. judging 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.

Vengeance invoked upon adversaries.

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

109 Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me:
They have spoken [a]unto me with a lying tongue.
They have 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 [b]rewarded me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.
Set thou a wicked man over him;
And let [c]an adversary stand at his right hand.
When he is judged, let him come forth guilty;
And let his prayer [d]be turned into 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 vagabonds, and beg;
And let them seek their bread [e]out of their desolate places.
11 Let the extortioner [f]catch all that he hath;
And let strangers make spoil of his labor.
12 Let there be none to [g]extend kindness unto him;
Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.
13 Let his posterity be cut off;
In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah;
And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15 Let them be before Jehovah continually,
That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;
16 Because he remembered not to show kindness,
But persecuted the poor and needy man,
And the broken in heart, to slay them.
17 Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him;
And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.
18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment,
And it came into his inward parts like water,
And like oil into his bones.
19 Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself,
And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
20 This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah,
And of them that speak evil against my soul.
21 But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name’s sake:
Because thy lovingkindness 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 [h]declineth:
I am tossed up and down as the locust.
24 My knees [i]are weak through fasting;
And my flesh faileth of fatness.
25 I am become also a reproach unto them:
When they see me, they shake their head.
26 Help me, O Jehovah my God;
Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:
27 That they may know that this is thy hand;
That thou, Jehovah, hast done it.
28 Let them curse, but bless thou:
When they arise, they shall be put to shame,
But thy servant shall rejoice.
29 [j]Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor,
And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
30 I will give great thanks unto Jehovah with my mouth;
Yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy,
To save him from them that judge his soul.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 109:2 Or, against
  2. Psalm 109:5 Hebrew laid upon me.
  3. Psalm 109:6 Or, Satan. Or, an accuser
  4. Psalm 109:7 Or, become
  5. Psalm 109:10 Or, far from
  6. Psalm 109:11 Hebrew snare.
  7. Psalm 109:12 Or, continue
  8. Psalm 109:23 Or, is stretched out
  9. Psalm 109:24 Or, totter
  10. Psalm 109:29 Or, Mine adversaries shall be clothed . . . And they shall cover etc.

109 (For the one directing. Of Dovid. Mizmor) Hold not Thy peace, O Elohei tehillati;

For the mouth of the rasha and the mouth of the mirmah are opened against me; they have spoken against me with a leshon sheker (a lying tongue).

They surrounded me also with divrei sinah (words of hatred); and attacked me without cause.

In return for my ahavah they are my adversaries; but I give myself unto tefillah (prayer).

Thus they have laid upon me ra’ah for tovah, and sinah for my ahavah.

Set Thou a rasha (wicked man) over him; and let Satan (the Accuser) stand at his yamin (right hand).

When he shall be tried, let him be in the judgment condemned; and let his tefillah (prayer) become sin.

Let his yamim be few; and let another take his pekuddat [See Ac 1:20 OJBC].

Let his banim be yetomim, and his isha an almanah.

10 Let his banim be continually vagabonds, and beg; let them seek from their ruins.

11 Let the nosheh (creditor) seize all that he hath; and let the zarim (strangers) plunder his labor.

12 Let there be none to extend chesed unto him; neither let there be any to favor his yetomim.

13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the dor acher (generation following) let their shem be blotted out.

14 Let the avon of his avot be remembered before Hashem; and let not the chattat immo be blotted out.

15 Let them be before Hashem tamid, that He may cut off the memory of them from ha’aretz.

16 Because he remembered not to show chesed, but persecuted the ish oni and the evyon, that he might even slay the nikheh levav (brokenhearted person).

17 As he loved kelalah (cursing), so it came on him; as he delighted not in brocha (blessing), so it was far from him.

18 As he clothed himself with kelalah as with his garment, so let it come into his inward parts like mayim, and like shemen into his atzmot.

19 Let it be unto him like a beged which covereth him, and for a belt wherewith he is girded tamid (continually).

20 This is the reward of mine adversaries from Hashem, and of them that speak rah against my nefesh.

21 But Thou O Hashem Adonoi, do with me for the sake of Thy Name; because Thy chesed is tov, deliver Thou me.

22 For I am oni and evyon, and my lev is wounded within me.

23 I am gone like a lengthening tzel (shadow); I am shaken off like the arbeh.

24 My knees are weak from a tzom; and my basar faileth of fatness.

25 I became also a cherpah (reproach) unto them; when they looked upon me, they shaked their heads.

26 Help me, O Hashem Elohai; O hoshi’eini (save me) according to Thy chesed;

27 That they may know that this is Thy Yad; that Thou, Hashem, hast done it.

28 Let them make kelalah (curse), but do Thou make brocha; when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let Thy eved rejoice.

29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own shame, as with a me’il (cloak).

30 I will greatly praise Hashem with my mouth; and, I will praise Him among the multitude.

31 For He shall stand at the yamin (right hand) of the evyon (needy), to save him from those that judge with condemnation his nefesh [cf Mt 9:10-11].