Psalm 109 in Hebrew and English

לַמְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִד מִזְמוֹר אֱלֹהֵי תְהִלָּתִי אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, keep not silence;

כִּי פִי רָשָׁע וּפִי־מִרְמָה עָלַי פָּתָחוּ דִּבְּרוּ אִתִּי לְשׁוֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃

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.

וְדִבְרֵי שִׂנְאָה סְבָבוּנִי וַיִּלָּחֲמוּנִי חִנָּֽם׃

They compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.

תַּחַת־אַהֲבָתִי יִשְׂטְנוּנִי וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּֽה׃

In return for my love they are my adversaries; But I am all prayer.

וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלַי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה וְשִׂנְאָה תַּחַת אַהֲבָתִֽי׃

And they have laid upon me evil for good, And hatred for my love:

הַפְקֵד עָלָיו רָשָׁע וְשָׂטָן יַעֲמֹד עַל־יְמִינֽוֹ׃

’Set Thou a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.

בְּהִשָּׁפְטוֹ יֵצֵא רָשָׁע ותְפִלָּתוֹ תִּהְיֶה לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃

When he is judged, let him go forth condemned; And let his prayer be turned into sin.

יִהְיוּ־יָמָיו מְעַטִּים פְּקֻדָּתוֹ יִקַּח אַחֵֽר׃

Let his days be few; Let another take his charge.

יִהְיוּ־בָנָיו יְתוֹמִים וְאִשְׁתּוֹ אַלְמָנָֽה׃

Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.

וְנוֹעַ יָנוּעוּ בָנָיו וְשִׁאֵלוּ וְדָרְשׁוּ מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.

יְנַקֵּשׁ נוֹשֶׁה לְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְיָבֹזּוּ זָרִים יְגִיעֽוֹ׃

Let the creditor distrain all that he hath; And let strangers make spoil of his labour.

אַל־יְהִי־לוֹ מֹשֵׁךְ חָסֶד וְאַל־יְהִי חוֹנֵן לִיתוֹמָֽיו׃

Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be any to be gracious unto his fatherless children.

יְהִי־אַחֲרִיתוֹ לְהַכְרִית בְּדוֹר אַחֵר יִמַּח שְׁמָֽם׃

Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out.

יִזָּכֵר עֲוֺן אֲבֹתָיו אֶל־יְהוָה וְחַטַּאת אִמּוֹ אַל־תִּמָּֽח׃

Let the iniquity of his fathers be brought to remembrance unto the LORD; And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

יִהְיוּ נֶגֶד־יְהוָה תָּמִיד וְיַכְרֵת מֵאֶרֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃

Let them be before the LORD continually, That He may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

יַעַן אֲשֶׁר לֹא זָכַר עֲשׂוֹת חָסֶד וַיִּרְדֹּף אִישׁ־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנִכְאֵה לֵבָב לְמוֹתֵֽת׃

Because that he remembered not to do kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, And the broken in heart he was ready to slay.

וַיֶּאֱהַב קְלָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵהוּ וְלֹא־חָפֵץ בִּבְרָכָה וַתִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃

Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it is far from him.

וַיִּלְבַּשׁ קְלָלָה כְּמַדּוֹ וַתָּבֹא כַמַּיִם בְּקִרְבּוֹ וְכַשֶּׁמֶן בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃

He clothed himself also with cursing as with his raiment, And it is come into his inward parts like water, And like oil into his bones.

תְּהִי־לוֹ כְּבֶגֶד יַעְטֶה וּלְמֵזַח תָּמִיד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃

Let it be unto him as the garment which he putteth on, And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.'

זֹאת פְּעֻלַּת שֹׂטְנַי מֵאֵת יְהוָה וְהַדֹּבְרִים רָע עַל־נַפְשִֽׁי׃

This would mine adversaries effect from the LORD, And they that speak evil against my soul.

וְאַתָּה יְהוִה אֲדֹנָי עֲשֵׂה־אִתִּי לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ כִּי־טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃

But Thou, O GOD the Lord, deal with me for Thy name's sake; Because Thy mercy is good, deliver Thou me.

כִּי־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן אָנֹכִי וְלִבִּי חָלַל בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃

For I am poor and needy, And my heart is wounded within me.

כְּצֵל־כִּנְטוֹתוֹ נֶהֱלָכְתִּי נִנְעַרְתִּי כָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃

I am gone like the shadow when it lengtheneth; I am shaken off as the locust.

בִּרְכַּי כָּשְׁלוּ מִצּוֹם וּבְשָׂרִי כָּחַשׁ מִשָּֽׁמֶן׃

My knees totter through fasting; And my flesh is lean, and hath no fatness.

וַאֲנִי הָיִיתִי חֶרְפָּה לָהֶם יִרְאוּנִי יְנִיעוּן רֹאשָֽׁם׃

I am become also a taunt unto them; When they see me, they shake their head.

עָזְרֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי כְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃

Help me, O LORD my God; O save me according to Thy mercy;

וְיֵדְעוּ כִּי־יָדְךָ זֹּאת אַתָּה יְהוָה עֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃

That they may know that this is Thy hand; That Thou, LORD, hast done it.

יְקַלְלוּ־הֵמָּה וְאַתָּה תְבָרֵךְ קָמוּ וַיֵּבֹשׁוּ וְעַבְדְּךָ יִשְׂמָֽח׃

Let them curse, but bless Thou; When they arise, they shall be put to shame, but Thy servant shall rejoice.

יִלְבְּשׁוּ שׂוֹטְנַי כְּלִמָּה וְיַעֲטוּ כַמְעִיל בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃

Mine adversaries shall be clothed with confusion, And shall put on their own shame as a robe.

אוֹדֶה יְהוָה מְאֹד בְּפִי וּבְתוֹךְ רַבִּים אֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃

I will give great thanks unto the LORD with my mouth; Yea, I will praise Him among the multitude;

כִּי־יַעֲמֹד לִימִין אֶבְיוֹן לְהוֹשִׁיעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵי נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

Because He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.