1 God of my praise, don't remain silent,
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2 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.
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3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.
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4 In return for my love, they are my adversaries; But I am in prayer.
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5 They have rewarded me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
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6 Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.
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7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.
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8 Let his days be few. 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 wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins.
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11 Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.
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12 Let there be none to extend kindness to him, Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.
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13 Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
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14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by Yahweh. Don't let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
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15 Let them be before Yahweh continually, That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;
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16 Because he didn't remember to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, The broken in heart, to kill them.
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17 Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
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18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, Like oil into his bones.
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19 Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, For the belt that is always around him.
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20 This is the reward of my adversaries from Yahweh, Of those who speak evil against my soul.
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21 But deal with me, Yahweh the Lord, for your name's sake, Because your lovingkindness is good, deliver me;
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22 For I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.
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23 I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off as the locust.
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24 My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.
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25 I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.
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26 Help me, Yahweh, my God. Save me according to your lovingkindness;
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27 That they may know that this is your hand; That you, Yahweh, have done it.
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28 They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be put to shame, But your servant shall rejoice.
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29 Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
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30 I will give great thanks to Yahweh with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.
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31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul. Psalm 110 A Psalm by David.
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