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Psalms 108
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1(109) For the end, a Psalm of David. For the end, a Psalm of David. O God, pass not over my praise in silence;
1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. God of my praise, don’t remain silent,
2for the mouth of the sinner and the mouth of the crafty [man] have been opened against me: they have spoken against me with a crafty tongue.
2for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
3And they have compassed me with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
3They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
4Instead of loving me, they falsely accused me: but I continued to pray.
4In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.
5And they rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
5They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
6Set you a sinner against him; and let the devil stand at his right hand.
6Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.
7When he is judged, let him go forth condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
7When he is judged, let him come out guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.
8Let his days be few: and let another take his office of overseer.
8Let his days be few. Let another take his office.
9Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.
9Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10Let his children wander without a dwelling-place, and beg: let them be cast out of their habitations.
10Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins.
11Let [his] creditor exact all that belongs to him: and let strangers spoil his labors.
11Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.
12Let him have no helper; neither let there be any one to have compassion on his fatherless children.
12Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children.
13Let his children be [given up] to utter destruction: in one generation let his name be blotted out.
13Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by Yahweh. Don’t let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
15Let them be before the Lord continually; and let their memorial be blotted out from the earth.
15Let them be before Yahweh continually, that he may cut off their memory from the earth;
16Because he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the needy and poor man, and [that] to kill him that was pricked in the heart.
16because he didn’t remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.
17He loved cursing also, and it shall come upon him; and he took not pleasure in blessing, so it shall be removed far from him.
17Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
18Yes, he put on cursing as a garment, and it is come as water into his bowels, and as oil into his bones.
18He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones.
19Let it be to him as a garment which he puts on, and as a girdle with which he girds himself continually.
19Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.
20This is the dealing of the Lord with those who falsely accuse me, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
20This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, of those who speak evil against my soul.
21But you, O Lord, Lord, deal [mercifully] with me, for your name's sake: for your mercy is good.
21But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name’s sake, because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
22Deliver me, for I am poor and needy; and my heart is troubled within me.
22for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.
23I am removed as a shadow in its going down: I am tossed up and down like locusts.
23I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust.
24My knees are weakened through fasting, and my flesh is changed by reason of [the lack of] oil.
24My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.
25I became also a reproach to them: [when] they saw methey shook their heads.
25I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.
26Help me, O Lord my God; and save me according to your mercy.
26Help me, Yahweh, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness;
27And let them know that this is your hand; and [that] you, Lord, have wrought it.
27that they may know that this is your hand; that you, Yahweh, have done it.
28Let them curse, but you shall bless: let them that rise up against me be ashamed, but let your servant rejoice.
28They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.
29Let those that falsely accuse me be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle.
29Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
30I will give thanks to the Lord abundantly with my mouth; and in the midst of many I will praise him .
30I will give great thanks to Yahweh with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.
31For he stood on the right hand of the poor, to save [me] from them that persecute my soul.
31For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.