For the choirmaster. A Psalm - of David. O God of my praise , be not silent.
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For wicked ... and deceitful mouths open against me ; they speak against me with lying tongues.
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They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.
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In return for my love they accuse me , but I (am a man) (of) prayer.
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They repay me ... evil for good , and hatred for my love.
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Set over him a wicked man ; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
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When he is tried , ... let him be found guilty , and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
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May his days be few ; may another take his position.
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May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
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May his children wander ... as beggars , seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
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May the creditor seize all - and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
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May there be no one to extend kindness (and) no one to favor his fatherless children.
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May his descendants be cut off ; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
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May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD , and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
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May (their sins) always remain before the LORD , that He may cut off their memory from the earth.
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For - he never thought to show kindness , but pursued ... the poor and needy and brokenhearted , even to their death.
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The cursing (that) he loved , may it fall on him ; the blessing (in which) he refused to delight , may it be far from him.
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The cursing (that) he wore like a coat , may it soak into his body like water , and into his bones like oil.
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May it be like a robe wrapped about him , like a belt tied forever around him.
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May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers , ... to those who speak evil against me.
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But You , O GOD , the Lord , deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name ; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
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For I (am) poor and needy ; my heart is wounded within me.
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I am fading away like a lengthening shadow ; I am shaken off like a locust.
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My knees are weak from fasting , and my body grows lean and gaunt.
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I am an object of scorn when they see me , they shake their heads.
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Help me , O LORD my God ; save me according to Your loving devotion.
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Let them know that this (is) Your hand , that You , O LORD , have done it.
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Though they curse , You will bless. When they rise up , they will be put to shame , but Your servant will rejoice.
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May my accusers be clothed with disgrace ; may they wear their shame like a robe.
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With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely ; I will praise Him in the presence of many.
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For He stands at the right hand of the needy one , to save him from the condemners of his soul.
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