English Standard Version | English Standard Version |
1Be not silent, O God of my praise! | 1Be not silent, O God of my praise! |
2For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. | 2For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me, speaking against me with lying tongues. |
3They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. | 3They encircle me with words of hate, and attack me without cause. |
4In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. | 4In return for my love they accuse me, but I give myself to prayer. |
5So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love. | 5So they reward me evil for good, and hatred for my love. |
6Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand at his right hand. | 6Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand at his right hand. |
7When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin! | 7When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin! |
8May his days be few; may another take his office! | 8May his days be few; may another take his office! |
9May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow! | 9May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow! |
10May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit! | 10May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit! |
11May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil! | 11May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil! |
12Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children! | 12Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children! |
13May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation! | 13May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation! |
14May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out! | 14May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out! |
15Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth! | 15Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth! |
16For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death. | 16For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death. |
17He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him! | 17He loved to curse; let curses come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be far from him! |
18He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones! | 18He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soak into his body like water, like oil into his bones! |
19May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day! | 19May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day! |
20May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life! | 20May this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my life! |
21But you, O GOD my Lord, deal on my behalf for your name’s sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me! | 21But you, O GOD my Lord, deal on my behalf for your name’s sake; because your steadfast love is good, deliver me! |
22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me. | 22For I am poor and needy, and my heart is stricken within me. |
23I am gone like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust. | 23I am gone like a shadow at evening; I am shaken off like a locust. |
24My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt, with no fat. | 24My knees are weak through fasting; my body has become gaunt, with no fat. |
25I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads. | 25I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they wag their heads. |
26Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to your steadfast love! | 26Help me, O LORD my God! Save me according to your steadfast love! |
27Let them know that this is your hand; you, O LORD, have done it! | 27Let them know that this is your hand; you, O LORD, have done it! |
28Let them curse, but you will bless! They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad! | 28Let them curse, but you will bless! They arise and are put to shame, but your servant will be glad! |
29May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak! | 29May my accusers be clothed with dishonor; may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak! |
30With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the midst of the throng. | 30With my mouth I will give great thanks to the LORD; I will praise him in the midst of the throng. |
31For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death. | 31For he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from those who condemn his soul to death. |
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