NASB — Psalms 109 — KJV

Vengeance Invoked upon Adversaries.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

  1 O aGod° of my praise°,
  bDo not be silent°!
  2 For they have opened° the Iwicked° and adeceitful° mouth° against° me;
  They have spoken° IIagainst° me with a blying° tongue°.
  3 They have also surrounded° me with words° of hatred°,
  And fought° against me awithout° cause°.
  4 In return° afor my love° they act° as my accusers°;
  But bI am [in] prayer°.
  5 Thus they have Iarepaid° me evil° for good°
  And bhatred° for my love°.

[1] aDt 10:21 bPs 28:1; 83:1
[2] ILit wicked mouth and the deceitful IILit with aPs 10:7; 52:4 bPs 120:2
[3] aPs 35:7; 69:4; Jn 15:25
[4] aPs 38:20 bPs 69:13; 141:5
[5] ILit laid upon me aPs 35:12; 38:20 bJn 7:7; 10:32

  6 ¶ Appoint° a wicked° man° over° him,
  And let an Iaaccuser° stand° at his right° hand°.
  7 When he is judged°, let him acome° forth° guilty°,
  And let his bprayer° become° sin°.
  8 Let ahis days° be few°;
  Let banother° take° his office°.
  9 Let his achildren° be fatherless°
  And his bwife° a widow°.
  10 Let his achildren° wander° about and beg°;
  And let them bseek° [sustenance] Ifar from their ruined° homes°.
  11 Let athe creditor° Iseize° all° that he has,
  And let bstrangers° plunder° the product° of his labor°.
  12 Let there be none° to Iaextend° lovingkindness° to him,
  Nor° bany to be gracious° to his fatherless° children°.
  13 Let his aposterity° be Icut° off°;
  In a following° generation° let their bname° be blotted° out.

[6] IOr adversary, Satan aZc 3:1
[7] aPs 1:5 bPv 28:9
[8] aPs 55:23 bAc 1:20
[9] aEx 22:24 bJr 18:21
[10] IOr out of their desolate places aGn 4:12; Jb 30:5-8; Ps 59:15 bPs 37:25
[11] ILit ensnare, strike at aNe 5:7; Jb 5:5; 20:15 bIs 1:7; Lm 5:2; Ezk 7:21
[12] ILit continue aEzr 7:28; 9:9 bJb 5:4; Is 9:17
[13] ILit for cutting off aJb 18:19; Ps 21:10; 37:28 bPs 9:5; Pv 10:7

  14 ¶ Let athe iniquity° of his fathers° be remembered° Ibefore° the LORD°,
  And do not let the sin° of his mother° be bblotted° out.
  15 Let athem be before° the LORD° continually°,
  That He may bcut° off° their memory° from the earth°;
  16 Because° he did not remember° to show° lovingkindness°,
  But persecuted° the aafflicted° and needy° man°,
  And the bdespondent° in heart°, to cput° [them] to death°.
  17 He also loved° cursing°, so ait came° to him;
  And he did not delight° in blessing°, so it was far° from him.
  18 But he aclothed° himself with cursing° as with his garment°,
  And it bentered° into Ihis body° like water°
  And like oil° into his bones°.
  19 Let it be to him as aa garment° with which he covers° himself,
  And for a belt° with which he constantly° bgirds° himself.
  20 ILet this° be the areward° of my accusers° from the LORD°,
  And of those who bspeak° evil° against° my soul°.

[14] ILit to aEx 20:5; Nu 14:18; Is 65:6, 7; Jr 32:18 bNe 4:5; Jr 18:23
[15] aPs 90:8; Jr 16:17 bJb 18:17; Ps 34:16
[16] aPs 37:14 bPs 34:18 cPs 37:32; 94:6
[17] aPv 14:14; Ezk 35:9; Mt 7:2
[18] ILit his inward parts aPs 73:6; 109:29; Ezk 7:27 bNu 5:22
[19] aPs 73:6; 109:29; Ezk 7:27 b2S 22:40; Ps 30:11; Is 11:5
[20] ILit This is aPs 54:5; 94:23; Is 3:11; 2Ti 4:14 bPs 41:5; 71:10

  21 ¶ But You, O IGOD°, the Lord°, deal° [kindly] with me afor Your name’s° sake°;
  Because° bYour lovingkindness° is good°, deliver° me;
  22 For aI am afflicted° and needy°,
  And Imy heart° is bwounded° within° me.
  23 I am passing° alike a shadow° when it lengthens°;
  I am shaken° off° blike the locust°.
  24 My aknees° Iare weak° from bfasting°,
  And my flesh° has grown° lean°, without° fatness°.
  25 I also have become° a areproach° to them;
  When they see° me, they bwag° their head°.

[21] IHeb YHWH, usually rendered LORD aPs 23:3; 25:11; 79:9; 106:8; Ezk 36:22 bPs 69:16
[22] ILit one has pierced my heart within me aPs 40:17; 86:1 bJb 24:12; Ps 143:4; Pv 18:14
[23] aPs 102:11 bEx 10:19; Jb 39:20
[24] IOr totter aHe 12:12 bPs 35:13
[25] aPs 22:6 bPs 22:7; Jr 18:16; Lm 2:15; Mt 27:39; Mk 15:29

  26aHelp° me, O LORD° my God°;
  Save° me according to Your lovingkindness°.
  27 IAnd let them aknow° that this° is Your hand°;
  You, LORD°, have done° it.
  28 aLet them curse°, but You bless°;
  When they arise°, they shall be ashamed°,
  But Your bservant° shall be glad°.
  29 ILet amy accusers° be clothed° with dishonor°,
  And IIlet them bcover° themselves with their own shame° as with a robe°.

[26] aPs 119:86
[27] IOr That they may know aJb 37:7
[28] a2S 16:11, 12 bIs 65:14
[29] IOr My accusers will be IIOr they will cover aJb 8:22; Ps 132:18 bJb 8:22; Ps 35:26

  30 ¶ With my mouth° I will give° thanks° abundantly° to the LORD°;
  And in the midst° of many° aI will praise° Him.
  31 For He stands° aat the right° hand° of the needy°,
  To save° him from those who bjudge° his soul°.

[30] aPs 22:22; 35:18; 111:1
[31] aPs 16:8; 73:23; 110:5; 121:5 bPs 37:33


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David, complaining of his slanderous enemies, under the person of Judas devoteth them.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,ºª A Psalmº of David.]]º Hold² not² thy peace,¹ª O Godº of my praise;º 2 For² the mouthº of the wickedº and the mouthº of the deceitfulº are openedºª against² me: they have spokenºª against² me with a lyingº tongue.º 3 They compassed¹ª me about² also with wordsº of hatred;º and fought¹ª against² me without a cause.º 4 For² my loveº they are my adversaries:ºª but I² [give myself unto] prayer.º 5 And they have rewardedºª² me evilº for² good,º and hatredº for² my love.º 6 Setºª thou a wicked manº over² him: and let Satanº standºª at² his right hand.º 7 When he shall be judged,ºª let him be¹ª condemned:º² and let² his prayerº become² sin.º 8 Let his daysº be² few;º [and] let anotherº takeºª his office.º 9 Let his childrenº be² fatherless,º and his wifeº a widow.º 10 Let his childrenº be continually¹ª vagabonds,ºª and beg:ºª let them seekºª [their bread] also out of their desolate places.º² 11 Let the extortionerºª catchºª all² that² he hath; and let the strangersºª spoilºª his labour.º 12 Let there be² none² to extendºª mercyº unto him: neither² let there be² any to favourºª his fatherless children.º 13 Let his posterityº be² cut off;ºª [and] in the generationº followingº let their nameº be blotted out.ºª 14 Let the iniquityº of his fathersº be rememberedºª with² the LORD;º and let not² the sinº of his motherº be blotted out.ºª 15 Let them be² before² the LORDº continually,º that he may cut offºª the memoryº of them from the earth.º²

[1] Ex 15:2; Dt 10:21; Ps 28:1; 35:22; 83:1; 118:28; Is 42:14; Jr 17:14.
[2] 2S 15:3; 17:1; Ps 31:13, 18; 64:3; 120:3; 140:3; Pv 6:17; 12:19; 15:28; Jr 9:3, 5; Mt 26:59; Ac 6:13.
[3] 1S 19:4; 26:18; 2S 15:12; 16:7; Ps 17:11; 22:12; 35:7, 20; 59:3; 69:4; 88:17; Ho 11:12; Jn 15:24.
[4] 2S 13:39; 15:31; Ps 35:7, 12; 38:20; 55:16; 69:12; Dn 6:10; Lk 6:11; 23:34; Jn 10:32; 2Co 12:15.
[5] Gn 44:4; 2S 15:12, 31; Ps 35:7; 55:12; Pv 17:13; Mk 14:44; Lk 6:16; 22:47; Jn 13:18.
[6] Ps 109:8, 20; Zc 3:1; Mt 5:25; 27:4; Jn 13:2, 27.
[7] 2S 15:7; Pv 15:8; 21:27; 28:9; Is 1:15; 66:3; Mt 23:14; Ro 3:19; Ga 3:10.
[8] Ps 55:23; Mt 27:5; Ac 1:16.
[9] Ex 22:24; Jr 18:21; Lm 5:3.
[10] Gn 4:12; 2S 3:29; 2K 5:27; Jb 24:8; 30:3; Ps 37:25; Is 16:2.
[11] Dt 28:29, 33, 50; Jg 6:3; Jb 5:5; 18:9; 20:18.
[12] Ps 137:8; Is 13:18; 27:11; Mt 27:25; Lk 6:38; 11:50; Jm 2:13.
[13] Dt 9:14; 25:19; 29:20; 1S 2:31; 3:13; 2K 10:10; Jb 18:19; Ps 37:28; Pv 10:7; Is 14:20; Jr 22:30.
[14] Ex 20:5; Lv 26:39; 2S 3:29; 21:1, 8; 2K 8:27; 9:27; 10:13; 11:1; 2Ch 22:3; Ne 4:5; Is 43:25; Jr 18:23; Mt 23:31.
[15] Dt 32:34; Jb 18:17; Ps 34:16; 51:9; 90:8; 109:13; Is 65:15; Jr 2:22; Ho 7:2; Am 8:7.

He sheweth their sin.

16 Because² that² he rememberedºª not² to shewºª mercy,º but persecutedºª the poorº and needyº man,º that he might even slayºª the brokenºª in heart.º 17 As he lovedºª cursing,º so let it comeºª unto him: as he delightedºª not² in blessing,º so let it be farºª from² him. 18 As he clothedºª himself with cursingº like as with his garment,º so let it comeºª into his bowelsº like water,º and like oilº into his bones.º 19 Let it be² unto him as the garmentº [which] coverethºª him, and for a girdleº wherewith he is girdedºª continually.º 20 [Let] this² [be] the rewardº of mine adversariesºª from²² the LORD,º and of them that speakºª evilº against² my soul.º

[16] Gn 42:21; 2S 16:11; 17:1; Jb 19:2, 21; Ps 10:2, 14; 34:18; 69:20; Mt 5:7; 18:33; 27:35; Mk 14:34; Jm 2:13.
[17] Ps 52:4; 59:12; Pv 14:14; Ezk 35:6; Mt 7:2; 2Th 2:10; Rv 16:6.
[18] Nu 5:22, 27; Jb 20:12, 20; 29:14; Ps 73:6; Mt 26:24; 27:3; Ac 1:18, 25; Col 3:8, 12; 1P 5:5.
[19] Ps 35:26; 109:18, 29; 132:18.
[20] 2S 17:23; 18:32; 1K 2:44; Ps 2:5, 12; 21:8; 40:14; 110:1, 5; Mt 11:19; 12:24; 26:66; Mk 9:39; Lk 19:27; 1Co 12:3; 1Th 2:15.

Complaining of his own misery, he prayeth for help.

21 But doºª thou² for² me, O GODº the Lord,º for thy name's¹ sake:²² because² thy mercyº [is] good,º deliverºª thou me. 22 For² I² [am] poorº and needy,º and my heartº is woundedºª withinº me. 23 I am goneºª like the shadowº when it declineth:ºª I am tossed up and downºª as the locust.º 24 My kneesº are weakºª through fasting;º² and my fleshº failethºª of fatness.º² 25 I² became² also a reproachº unto them: [when] they looked¹ª upon² me they shakedºª their heads.º 26 Helpºª me, O LORDº my God:º O saveºª me according to thy mercy:º 27 That² they may knowºª that this² [is] thy hand;º [that] thou,² LORD,º hast doneºª it. 28 Let them² curse,ºª but blessºª thou:² when they arise,ºª let them be ashamed;ºª but let thy servantº rejoice.ºª 29 Let mine adversariesºª be clothedºª with shame,º and let them coverºª themselves with their own confusion,º as with a mantle.º

[21] Ps 25:11; 31:3; 36:7; 63:3; 69:29; 79:9; 86:5, 15; 143:11; Jn 17:1; Php 2:8.
[22] 2K 4:27; Jb 6:4; Ps 22:6; 40:17; 86:1; 88:15; 102:4, 17; 109:16; Is 53:3; Mt 8:20; Lk 22:44; Jn 12:27; 2Co 8:9.
[23] Ex 10:13, 19; 1Ch 29:15; Jb 14:2; Ps 102:10, 11; 144:4; Ec 6:12; 8:13; Jm 4:14.
[24] Jb 19:20; Ps 22:14; 32:3; 35:13; 38:5; 69:10; 102:4; Mt 4:2; 2Co 11:27; He 12:12.
[25] Jb 16:4; Ps 22:6; 31:11; 35:15; 69:9, 19; Is 37:22; Mt 27:39; Ro 15:3; He 12:2; 13:13.
[26] Ps 40:12; 57:1; 69:13, 16; 119:86; He 5:7.
[27] Ex 8:19; Nu 16:28; 1S 17:46; 1K 18:36; Jb 37:7; Ps 17:13; 64:8; 126:2; Ac 2:32; 4:16.
[28] Nu 22:12; 23:20, 23; 2S 16:10; Ps 109:17; Is 65:13; Jn 16:22; He 12:2.
[29] Ps 6:10; 35:26; 109:17; 132:18; 140:9; Jr 20:11; Dn 12:2; Mi 7:10.

He promiseth thankfulness.

30 I will greatlyº praiseºª the LORDº with my mouth;º yea, I will praiseºª him amongº the multitude.º 31 For² he shall standºª at the right handº of the poor,º to saveºª [him] from those that condemnºª² his soul.º

[30] Ps 7:17; 9:1; 22:22, 25; 35:18; 71:22; 107:32; 108:1; 111:1; 116:12; 138:1, 4; He 2:12.
[31] Ex 22:22; Ps 10:14; 16:8; 68:5; 72:4, 12; 73:23; 109:16; 110:5; 121:5; 140:12; Pv 22:22; Ec 5:8; Is 54:17; Ac 4:10; 5:30.


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