{"book":"Psalms","slug":"psalms","ch":109,"genre":"poetry","sub":"The Book of Psalms","prev":"psalms/108","next":"psalms/110","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"1 O God of my praise, be not silent.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"1 O God of my praise,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"be not silent."}],"h":"The Song of the Slandered","style":"pshdg"},{"v":2,"t":"For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"they speak against me with lying tongues."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":3,"t":"They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They surround me with hateful words"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and attack me without cause."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":4,"t":"In return for my love they accuse me, but I [am a man] [of] prayer.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"In return for my love they accuse me,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but I [am a man] [of] prayer."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":5,"t":"They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"They repay me evil for good,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and hatred for my love."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Set over him a wicked man;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"let an accuser stand at his right hand."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":7,"t":"When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"When he is tried, let him be found guilty,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and may his prayer be regarded as sin."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"May his days be few; may another take his position.","f":["Cited in Acts 1:20"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May his days be few;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"may another take his position."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May his children be fatherless"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and his wife a widow."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.","f":["Hebrew; LXX may they be driven"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May his children wander as beggars,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":11,"t":"May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May the creditor seize all he owns,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"May there be no one to extend kindness to him, [and] no one to favor his fatherless children.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May there be no one to extend kindness to him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"[and] no one to favor his fatherless children."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May his descendants be cut off;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"may their name be blotted out from the next generation."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":14,"t":"May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and the sin of his mother never be blotted out."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":15,"t":"May [their sins] always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May [their sins] always remain before the LORD,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that He may cut off their memory from the earth."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":16,"t":"For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"For he never thought to show kindness,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"even to their death."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":17,"t":"The cursing [that] he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing [in which] he refused to delight, may it be far from him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The cursing [that] he loved,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"may it fall on him;"},{"style":"indent1","t":"the blessing [in which] he refused to delight,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"may it be far from him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":18,"t":"The cursing [that] he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The cursing [that] he wore like a coat,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"may it soak into his body like water,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and into his bones like oil."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":19,"t":"May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May it be like a robe wrapped about him,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"like a belt tied forever around him."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":20,"t":"May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to those who speak evil against me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":21,"t":"But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"But You, O GOD, the Lord,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":22,"t":"For I [am] poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For I [am] poor and needy;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"my heart is wounded within me."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":23,"t":"I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I am fading away like a lengthening shadow;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I am shaken off like a locust."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":24,"t":"My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"My knees are weak from fasting,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and my body grows lean and gaunt."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":25,"t":"I am an object of scorn to [my accusers]; when they see me, they shake their heads.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I am an object of scorn to [my accusers];"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when they see me, they shake their heads."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":26,"t":"Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"Help me, O LORD my God;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"save me according to Your loving devotion."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":27,"t":"Let them know that this [is] Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Let them know that this [is] Your hand,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"that You, O LORD, have done it."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":28,"t":"Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"Though they curse, You will bless."},{"style":"indent2","t":"When they rise up, they will be put to shame,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"but Your servant will rejoice."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":29,"t":"May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"May my accusers be clothed with disgrace;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"may they wear their shame like a robe."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":30,"t":"With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will praise Him in the presence of many."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":31,"t":"For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For He stands at the right hand of the needy one,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"to save him from the condemners of his soul."}],"style":"indent1"}],"superscription":"For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David."}