1091 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 .
