1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent.For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. God of my praise, don’t remain silent,To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;2For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me: They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.3They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.For my love they are my adversaries: But I give myself unto prayer.5They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.And they have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.6Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.Set thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.7When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.When he is judged, let him come out guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.When he is judged, let him come forth guilty; And let his prayer be turned into sin.8May his days be few; may another take his position.Let his days be few. Let another take his office.Let his days be few; and let another take his office.Let his days be few; And let another take his office.9May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.10May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins.Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.11May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; And let strangers make spoil of his labor.12May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children.Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.13May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out.Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out.14May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by Yahweh. Don’t let the sin of his mother be blotted out.Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah; And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.15May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut off their memory from the earth.Let them be before Yahweh continually, that he may cut off their memory from the earth;Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.Let them be before Jehovah continually, That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;16For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.because he didn’t remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.Because he remembered not to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, And the broken in heart, to slay them.17The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.18The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones.As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment, And it came into his inward parts like water, And like oil into his bones.19May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself, And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.20May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, of those who speak evil against my soul.Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul.21But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name’s sake, because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name’s sake: Because thy lovingkindness is good, deliver thou me;22For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.23I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust.I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.24My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.My knees are weak through fasting; And my flesh faileth of fatness.25I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.I am become also a reproach unto them: When they see me, they shake their head.26Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.Help me, Yahweh, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness;Help me, O Lord my God: O save me according to thy mercy:Help me, O Jehovah my God; Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:27Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.that they may know that this is your hand; that you, Yahweh, have done it.That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Lord, hast done it.That they may know that this is thy hand; That thou, Jehovah, hast done it.28Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.Let them curse, but bless thou: When they arise, they shall be put to shame, But thy servant shall rejoice.29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.30With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.I will give great thanks to Yahweh with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.I will give great thanks unto Jehovah with my mouth; Yea, I will praise him among the multitude.31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.
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