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Psalm 109

Prayer for Vindication and Vengeance

To the leader. Of David. A Psalm.

Do not be silent, O God of my praise.(A)
For wicked and deceitful mouths are opened against me,
    speaking against me with lying tongues.
They surround me with words of hate
    and attack me without cause.(B)
In return for my love they accuse me,
    even while I make prayer for them.[a](C)
So they reward me evil for good
    and hatred for my love.(D)

They say,[b] “Appoint a wicked man against him;
    let an accuser stand on his right.(E)
When he is tried, let him be found guilty;
    let his prayer be counted as sin.(F)
May his days be few;
    may another seize his position.(G)
May his children be orphans
    and his wife a widow.(H)
10 May his children wander about and beg;
    may they be driven out of[c] the ruins they inhabit.
11 May the creditor seize all that he has;
    may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil.(I)
12 May there be no one to do him a kindness
    nor anyone to pity his orphaned children.(J)
13 May his posterity be cut off;
    may his name be blotted out in the second generation.(K)
14 May the iniquity of his father[d] be remembered before the Lord,
    and do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.(L)
15 Let them be before the Lord continually,
    and may his[e] memory be cut off from the earth.(M)
16 For he did not remember to show kindness
    but pursued the poor and needy
    and the brokenhearted to their death.(N)
17 He loved to curse; let curses come on him.
    He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.(O)
18 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
    may it soak into his body like water,
    like oil into his bones.(P)
19 May it be like a garment that he wraps around himself,
    like a belt that he wears every day.”

20 May that be the reward of my accusers from the Lord,
    of those who speak evil against my life.(Q)
21 But you, O Lord my Lord,
    act on my behalf for your name’s sake;
    because your steadfast love is good, deliver me.(R)
22 For I am poor and needy,
    and my heart is pierced within me.(S)
23 I am gone like a shadow at evening;
    I am shaken off like a locust.(T)
24 My knees are weak through fasting;
    my body has become gaunt.(U)
25 I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
    when they see me, they shake their heads.(V)

26 Help me, O Lord my God!
    Save me according to your steadfast love.
27 Let them know that this is your hand;
    you, O Lord, have done it.(W)
28 Let them curse, but you will bless.
    Let my assailants be put to shame;[f] may your servant be glad.(X)
29 May my accusers be clothed with dishonor;
    may they be wrapped in their own shame as in a mantle.(Y)
30 With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
    I will praise him in the midst of the throng.(Z)
31 For he stands at the right hand of the needy,
    to save them from those who would condemn them to death.(AA)

Psalm 110

Assurance of Victory for God’s Priest-King

Of David. A Psalm.

The Lord says to my lord,
    “Sit at my right hand
until I make your enemies your footstool.”(AB)

The Lord sends out from Zion
    your mighty scepter.
    Rule in the midst of your foes.(AC)
Your people will offer themselves willingly
    on the day you lead your forces
    on the holy mountains.[g]
From the womb of the morning,
    like dew, your youth[h] will come to you.(AD)
The Lord has sworn and will not change his mind,
    “You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.”[i](AE)

The Lord is at your right hand;
    he will shatter kings on the day of his wrath.(AF)
He will execute judgment among the nations,
    filling them with corpses;
he will shatter heads
    over the wide earth.(AG)
He will drink from the stream by the path;
    therefore he will lift up his head.(AH)

Psalm 111

Praise for God’s Wonderful Works

Praise the Lord!
I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
    in the company of the upright, in the congregation.(AI)
Great are the works of the Lord,
    studied by all who delight in them.
Full of honor and majesty is his work,
    and his righteousness endures forever.(AJ)
He has gained renown by his wonderful deeds;
    the Lord is gracious and merciful.(AK)
He provides food for those who fear him;
    he is ever mindful of his covenant.(AL)
He has shown his people the power of his works,
    in giving them the heritage of the nations.
The works of his hands are faithful and just;
    all his precepts are trustworthy.(AM)
They are established forever and ever,
    to be performed with faithfulness and uprightness.(AN)
He sent redemption to his people;
    he has commanded his covenant forever.
    Holy and awesome is his name.(AO)
10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
    all those who practice it[j] have a good understanding.
    His praise endures forever.(AP)

Footnotes

  1. 109.4 Syr: Heb I prayer
  2. 109.6 Heb lacks They say
  3. 109.10 Gk: Heb may they seek
  4. 109.14 Cn: Heb fathers
  5. 109.15 Gk: Heb their
  6. 109.28 Gk: Heb They have risen up and have been put to shame
  7. 110.3 Heb mss Symmachus Jerome: MT in holy splendor
  8. 110.3 Cn: Heb the dew of your youth
  9. 110.4 Or forever, a rightful king by my edict
  10. 111.10 Gk Syr: Heb them