Thematic Bible
Psalm 109:1 (show verse)
For the music director, a psalm of David. O God whom I praise, do not ignore me!
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Psalm 109:2 (show verse)
For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me.
Psalm 109:3 (show verse)
They surround me and say hateful things; they attack me for no reason.
Psalm 109:4 (show verse)
They repay my love with accusations, but I continue to pray.
Psalm 109:5 (show verse)
They repay me evil for good, and hate for love.
Psalm 109:6 (show verse)
Appoint an evil man to testify against him! May an accuser stand at his right side!
Psalm 109:7 (show verse)
When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.
Psalm 109:8 (show verse)
May his days be few! May another take his job!
Psalm 109:9 (show verse)
May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow!
Psalm 109:10 (show verse)
May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!
Psalm 109:11 (show verse)
May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property!
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Psalm 109:12 (show verse)
May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children!
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Psalm 109:13 (show verse)
May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!
Psalm 109:14 (show verse)
May his ancestors' sins be remembered by the Lord! May his mother's sin not be forgotten!
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Psalm 109:15 (show verse)
May the Lord be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!
Psalm 109:16 (show verse)
For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.
Psalm 109:17 (show verse)
He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.
Psalm 109:18 (show verse)
He made cursing a way of life, so curses poured into his stomach like water and seeped into his bones like oil.
Psalm 109:19 (show verse)
May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, or a belt one wears continually!
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Psalm 109:20 (show verse)
May the Lord repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!
Psalm 109:21 (show verse)
O sovereign Lord, intervene on my behalf for the sake of your reputation! Because your loyal love is good, deliver me!
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Psalm 109:22 (show verse)
For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.
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Psalm 109:23 (show verse)
I am fading away like a shadow at the end of the day; I am shaken off like a locust.
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Psalm 109:24 (show verse)
I am so starved my knees shake; I have turned into skin and bones.
Psalm 109:25 (show verse)
I am disdained by them. When they see me, they shake their heads.
Psalm 109:26 (show verse)
Help me, O Lord my God! Because you are faithful to me, deliver me!
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Psalm 109:27 (show verse)
Then they will realize this is your work, and that you, Lord, have accomplished it.
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Psalm 109:28 (show verse)
They curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, but your servant will rejoice.
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Psalm 109:29 (show verse)
My accusers will be covered with shame, and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe.
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Psalm 109:30 (show verse)
I will thank the Lord profusely, in the middle of a crowd I will praise him,
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Psalm 109:31 (show verse)
because he stands at the right hand of the needy, to deliver him from those who threaten his life.