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Psalms
109
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1
[For the choir director; a psalm by David.] O God, whom I praise, do not turn a deaf ear to me.
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Psalms
109
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2
Wicked and deceitful people have opened their mouths against me. They speak against me with lying tongues.
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Psalms
109
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3
They surround me with hateful words. They fight against me for no reason.
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Psalms
109
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4
In return for my love, they accuse me, but I pray for them.
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Psalms
109
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5
They reward me with evil instead of good and with hatred instead of love.
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Psalms
109
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6
[I said,] "Appoint the evil one to oppose him. Let Satan stand beside him.
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Psalms
109
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7
When he stands trial, let him be found guilty. Let his prayer be considered sinful.
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Psalms
109
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8
Let his days be few [in number]. Let someone else take his position.
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Psalms
109
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9
"Let his children become fatherless and his wife a widow.
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Psalms
109
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10
Let his children wander around and beg. Let them seek help far from their ruined homes.
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Psalms
109
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11
Let a creditor take everything he owns. Let strangers steal what he has worked for.
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Psalms
109
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12
Let no one be kind to him anymore. Let no one show any pity to his fatherless children.
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Psalms
109
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13
Let his descendants be cut off and their family name be wiped out by the next generation.
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Psalms
109
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14
Let the LORD remember the guilt of his ancestors and not wipe out his mother's sin.
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Psalms
109
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15
Let their guilt and sin always remain on record in front of the LORD. Let the LORD remove every memory of him from the earth,
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Psalms
109
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16
because he did not remember to be kind. "He drove oppressed, needy, and brokenhearted people to their graves.
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Psalms
109
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17
He loved to put curses [on others], so he, too, was cursed. He did not like to bless [others], so he never received a blessing.
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Psalms
109
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18
He wore cursing as though it were clothing, so cursing entered his body like water and his bones like oil.
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Psalms
109
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19
Let cursing be his clothing, a belt he always wears."
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Psalms
109
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20
This is how the LORD rewards those who accuse me, those who say evil things against me.
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Psalms
109
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21
O LORD Almighty, deal with me out of the goodness of your name. Rescue me because of your mercy.
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Psalms
109
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22
I am oppressed and needy. I can feel the pain in my heart.
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Psalms
109
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23
I fade away like a lengthening shadow. I have been shaken off like a grasshopper.
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Psalms
109
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24
My knees give way because I have been fasting. My body has become lean, without any fat.
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Psalms
109
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25
I have become the victim of my enemies' insults. They look at me and shake their heads.
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Psalms
109
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26
Help me, O LORD my God. Save me because of your mercy.
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Psalms
109
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27
Then they will know that this is your doing, that you, O LORD, are the one who saved me.
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Psalms
109
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28
They may curse, but you will bless. Let those who attack me be ashamed, but let me rejoice.
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Psalms
109
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29
Let those who accuse me wear disgrace as though it were clothing. Let them be wrapped in their shame as though it were a robe.
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Psalms
109
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30
With my mouth I will give many thanks to the LORD. I will praise him among many people,
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Psalms
109
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31
because he stands beside needy people to save them from those who would condemn them to death.