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Psalms 108

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Chapter 109

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  To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.
God of my praise, let my prayer be answered;  

 

 

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  For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.  

 

 

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  Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.  

 

 

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  For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.  

 

 

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  They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.  

 

 

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  Put an evil man over him; and let one be placed at his right hand to say evil of him.  

 

 

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  When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.  

 

 

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  Let his life be short; let another take his position of authority.  

 

 

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9


 

  Let his children have no father, and his wife be made a widow.  

 

 

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10


 

  Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the company of their friends.  

 

 

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11


 

  Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.  

 

 

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12


 

  Let no man have pity on him, or give help to his children when he is dead.  

 

 

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13


 

  Let his seed be cut off; in the coming generation let their name go out of memory.  

 

 

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14


 

  Let the Lord keep in mind the wrongdoing of his fathers; and may the sin of his mother have no forgiveness.  

 

 

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  Let them be ever before the eyes of the Lord, so that the memory of them may be cut off from the earth.  

 

 

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  Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-hearted.  

 

 

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  As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.  

 

 

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  He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.  

 

 

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  Let it be to him as a robe which he puts on, let it be like a band which is round him at all times.  

 

 

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20


 

  Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.  

 

 

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21


 

  But, O Lord God, give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because your mercy is good.  

 

 

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  For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.  

 

 

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  I am gone like the shade when it is stretched out: I am forced out of my place like a locust.  

 

 

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  My knees are feeble for need of food; there is no fat on my bones.  

 

 

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  As for me, they make sport of me; shaking their heads when they see me.  

 

 

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  Give me help, O Lord my God; in your mercy be my saviour;  

 

 

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  So that they may see that it is the work of your hand; that you, Lord, have done it.  

 

 

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28


 

  They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let your servant be glad.  

 

 

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29


 

  Let my haters be clothed with shame, covering themselves with shame as with a robe.  

 

 

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30


 

  I will give the Lord great praise with my mouth; yes, I will give praise to him among all the people.  

 

 

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31


 

  For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his soul.  

 

 

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Psalms 110

 

 

 

 

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