Psalmen 109
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109 Een psalm van David voor de koordirigent.
Mijn God, die ik loof,
blijf niet langer zwijgen.
2 Mijn tegenstanders hebben
bedrieglijke taal tegen mij gesproken,
dingen die tegen uw wil ingaan.
Zij liegen.
3 De haat druipt van hun woorden af
en zij zijn opstandig tegen mij,
zonder enige reden.
4 Ik heb hen liefgehad,
maar als dank keren zij zich tegen mij.
Ik wend mij echter tot U,
alleen door gebed wil ik dit oplossen.
5 In plaats van goed
spreken zij kwaad over mij
en geven mij haat
als beloning voor al mijn liefde.
6 Stel een ongelovige rechter
over mijn tegenstander aan
en laat de aanklager naast hem staan.
7 Laat het hof hem maar schuldig verklaren.
Zijn gebed wordt hem tot zonde.
8 Laat hem jong sterven
en laat een ander zijn taak overnemen.
9 Zijn kinderen zullen wezen worden
en zijn vrouw gaat het leven verder als weduwe door.
10 Laten zijn kinderen maar overal ronddwalen
en bedelen voor de kost,
zij zullen overal weggejaagd worden.
11 De man bij wie hij schulden heeft,
zal zijn bezit opeisen,
laten vreemdelingen maar plunderen
wat hij met veel moeite bij elkaar verzamelde.
12 Ik hoop dat er niemand is
die hem nog enige liefde bewijst,
dat niemand zorgt
voor zijn tot wees geworden kinderen.
13 Zijn nageslacht moet worden uitgeroeid,
zijn naam mag in de volgende generatie al niet meer bestaan.
14 De zonden van zijn ouders en voorouders
moeten de Here voor ogen blijven staan.
15 Laat de Here Zich deze voortdurend herinneren,
want dan zal Hij elke herinnering aan hen vernietigen.
16 Want mijn tegenstander piekerde er niet over
om wie dan ook maar liefde te bewijzen.
Integendeel, hij vervolgde de armen,
de ellendigen en de zwakken om hen te doden.
17 Laten de vloeken die hij zo graag uitsprak
maar over hemzelf komen.
Hij wilde niet over de zegen praten:
laat die nu dan ook maar ver van hem blijven.
18 De vloek was als een mantel om hem heen:
laat die hem nu helemaal vervullen,
tot hij er ziek van wordt.
19 Laat die vloek nu maar helemaal om hem heen zijn,
als een riem die hij dag en nacht draagt.
20 Ik hoop dat de Here mijn tegenstanders
op deze manier zal belonen,
dat dit zal gebeuren
met ieder die kwaad van mij spreekt.
21 Here, mijn God, wilt U met mij omgaan
tot eer van uw naam?
Red mij toch, want ik weet
hoe groot uw goedheid en liefde zijn.
22 Zelf ben ik er ellendig aan toe
en ik ben arm.
Mijn hart ligt als een gewond dier in mijn lichaam.
23 Als een langer wordende schaduw
zal ik straks verdwijnen,
ik word weggeschud
alsof ik een lastige sprinkhaan ben.
24 Doordat ik niet eet,
trillen mijn knieën
en ik ben mager geworden.
25 Ik ben een bespotting voor anderen.
Wie mij ziet,
bekijkt mij hoofdschuddend.
26 Here, mijn God,
help mij toch en bevrijd mij.
Dat past immers bij uw goedheid en uw liefde?
27 Dan zullen anderen erkennen
dat U dit hebt gedaan.
Here, zij zullen dan zeggen
dat uw hand mij behulpzaam was.
28 Ook al vervloeken zij mij,
wilt U mij zegenen?
En als zij zich boven mij willen stellen,
wilt U hen dan te schande zetten?
Laat ik mij in U verheugen.
29 Overdek mijn tegenstanders met schaamte
en laat hun schande hen omhullen.
30 Zelf zal ik hardop de Here loven en prijzen,
velen zullen het horen.
31 Want God helpt de armen
en verlost hen van hun onderdrukkers.
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
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!
2 For wicked and (C)deceitful mouths are opened against me,
speaking against me with lying tongues.
3 They encircle me with words of hate,
and attack me (D)without cause.
4 In return for my love they (E)accuse me,
but I (F)give myself to prayer.[a]
5 So 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.
7 When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
let his (K)prayer be counted as sin!
8 May his (L)days be few;
may (M)another take his (N)office!
9 May his (O)children be fatherless
and his wife a widow!
10 May his children (P)wander about and beg,
(Q)seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
11 May (R)the creditor seize all that he has;
may (S)strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
12 Let there be none to (T)extend kindness to him,
nor any to (U)pity his fatherless children!
13 May his (V)posterity be cut off;
may his (W)name be blotted out in the second generation!
14 May (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!
16 For 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!
18 He (AE)clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
may it (AF)soak[d] into his body like water,
like oil into his bones!
19 May it be like a garment that he wraps around him,
like a belt that he puts on every day!
20 May this be the reward of my (AG)accusers from the Lord,
of those who speak evil against my life!
21 But you, O God my Lord,
deal on my behalf (AH)for your name's sake;
because your (AI)steadfast love is good, deliver me!
22 For I am (AJ)poor and needy,
and my heart is stricken within me.
23 I am gone like (AK)a shadow at evening;
I am (AL)shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees are weak (AM)through fasting;
my (AN)body has become gaunt, with no fat.
25 I 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!
27 Let 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!
29 May my accusers be (AU)clothed with dishonor;
may they (AV)be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!
30 With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
I will (AW)praise him in the midst of the throng.
31 For he stands (AX)at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.
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
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