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1 Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
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2 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.
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3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
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4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
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5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
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6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.
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7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
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8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
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9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
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10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
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11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
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12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
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13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
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14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
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15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
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16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.
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17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
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18 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.
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19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
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20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
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21 But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
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22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
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23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
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24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
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25 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
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26 Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:
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27 That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.
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28 Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
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29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
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30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
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31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
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- 1 O God of my praise, Do not be silent!
- 2 For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
- 3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without cause.
- 4 In return for my love they act as my accusers; But I am in prayer.
- 5 Thus they have repaid me evil for good And hatred for my love.
- 6 Appoint a wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at his right hand.
- 7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty, And let his prayer become sin.
- 8 Let his days be few; Let another take his office.
- 9 Let his children be fatherless And his wife a widow.
- 10 Let his children wander about and beg; And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes.
- 11 Let the creditor seize all that he has, And let strangers plunder the product of his labor.
- 12 Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him, Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.
- 13 Let his posterity be cut off; In a following generation let their name be blotted out.
- 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
- 15 Let them be before the LORD continually, That He may cut off their memory from the earth;
- 16 Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness, But persecuted the afflicted and needy man, And the despondent in heart, to put them to death.
- 17 He also loved cursing, so it came to him; And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.
- 18 But he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment, And it entered into his body like water And like oil into his bones.
- 19 Let it be to him as a garment with which he covers himself, And for a belt with which he constantly girds himself.
- 20 Let this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, And of those who speak evil against my soul.
- 21 But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for Your name's sake; Because Your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;
- 22 For I am afflicted and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.
- 23 I am passing like a shadow when it lengthens; I am shaken off like the locust.
- 24 My knees are weak from fasting, And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.
- 25 I also have become a reproach to them; When they see me, they wag their head.
- 26 Help me, O LORD my God; Save me according to Your lovingkindness.
- 27 And let them know that this is Your hand; You, LORD, have done it.
- 28 Let them curse, but You bless; When they arise, they shall be ashamed, But Your servant shall be glad.
- 29 Let my accusers be clothed with dishonor, And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
- 30 With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the LORD; And in the midst of many I will praise Him.
- 31 For He stands at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul.
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