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Psalms 109

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1Holdnotthy peace,OGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofmypraiseתְ֝הִלָּתִ֗יte.hi.la.TiH8416;

2Forthemouthפִ֪יfiH6310ofthewickedרָשָׁ֡עra.Sha'H7563andthemouthוּֽפִי־u.fi-H6310ofdeceitמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820havetheyopenedפָּתָ֑חוּpa.Ta.chuH6605againstme:Theyhavespokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696untomewithalyingH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956.

3Theyhavecompassedmeaboutalsowithwordsוְדִבְרֵ֣יve.div.ReiH1697ofhatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135,AndfoughtH3898againstmewithoutacauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

4Formyloveאַהֲבָתִ֥י'a.ha.va.TiH160theyaremyadversaries:ButIgivemyselfuntoprayerתְפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605.

5Andtheyhaverewardedmeevilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451forgoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896,Andhatredוְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗הve.sin.'AhH8135formyloveאַהֲבָתִֽי׃'a.ha.va.TiH160.

6SetH5975thouawickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563manoverhim;AndletanadversaryH7854standיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975athisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225.

7WhenheisjudgedH8199,lethimcomeforthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318guiltyרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563;Andlethisprayerוּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605beH1961turnedintosinלַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃La.cha.ta.'AhH2401.

8Lethisdaysיָמָ֥יוya.MavH3117beיִֽהְיֽוּ־yih.yu-H1961fewמְעַטִּ֑יםme.'a.TimH4592;Andletanothertakeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947hisofficeפְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹpe.ku.da.ToH6486.

9Lethischildrenbeיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961fatherlessיְתוֹמִ֑יםye.to.MimH3490,Andhiswifeוְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹve.'ish.toH802awidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.

10Lethischildrenbevagabonds,andbeg;Andletthemseekוְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּve.da.re.ShuH1875theirbread outoftheirdesolateplacesH2723.

11Lettheextortioner catchallthathehath;Andletstrangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114makespoilH962ofhislabor.

12LettherebeH1961nonetoextendkindnessuntohim;NeitherlettherebeH1961anytohavepityonhisfatherlessלִיתוֹמָֽיו׃li.to.MavH3490children.

13Lethisposterityאַחֲרִית֥וֹ'a.cha.ri.ToH319beיְהִֽי־ye.hi-H1961cutלְהַכְרִ֑יתle.hakh.RitH3772off;Inthegenerationבְּד֥וֹרbe.DorH1755followinglettheirnameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034beH1961blottedout.

14Lettheiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofhisfathersH1berememberedיִזָּכֵ֤ר׀yi.za.KherH2142withJehovah;Andletnotthesinוְחַטַּ֥אתve.cha.TatH2403ofhismotherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517beblottedout.

15Letthembeיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961beforeJehovahcontinuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548,Thathemaycutוְיַכְרֵ֖תve.yakh.RetH3772offthememoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143ofthemfromtheearthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776;

16Becauseherememberedזָכַר֮za.KharH2142nottoshowkindness,Butpersecutedthepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְ֭אֶבְיוֹןVe.'ev.yonH34manH376,Andthebrokeninheartלֵבָ֬בle.VavH3824,toslaythem.

17Yea,helovedH157cursingקְ֭לָלָהKe.la.lahH7045,anditcameH935untohim;Andhedelightednotinblessingבִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbiv.ra.KhahH1293,anditwasfarוַתִּרְחַ֥קva.tir.ChakH7368fromhim.

18HeclothedH3847himselfalsowithcursingקְלָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045aswithhisgarmentכְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹke.Ma.DoH4055,AnditcameH935intohisinwardבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130partslikewaterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325,Andlikeoilוְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶןve.kha.She.menH8081intohisbonesH6106.

19Letitbeתְּהִי־te.hi-H1961untohimastheraiment wherewith he covereth himself,Andforthegirdle wherewith heisH1961girdedיַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃yach.ge.Re.haH2296continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548.

20ThisistherewardofmineadversariesfromJehovah,Andofthemthatspeakוְהַדֹּבְרִ֥יםve.ha.doe.RimH1696evilרָ֝֗עRa'H7451againstmysoulH5315.

21Butdealthouwithme,OJehovahtheLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136,forthyname’sשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616:Becausethy lovingkindnessisgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896,deliverהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ha.tzi.Le.niH5337thoume;

22ForIampoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֣וֹןve.'ev.YonH34,Andmyheartוְ֝לִבִּ֗יve.li.BiH3820iswoundedwithinme.

23IamgoneH1980liketheshadowכְּצֵל־ke.tzel-H6738whenitdeclineth:Iamtossed upanddownH5186asthelocustכָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃Ka.'ar.BehH697.

24Mykneesareweakthroughfastingמִצּ֑וֹםmi.TzomH6685;Andmyfleshוּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗יu.ve.sa.RiH1320failethoffatnessמִשָּֽׁמֶן׃mi.Sha.menH8081.

25Iambecomeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961alsoareproachחֶרְפָּ֣הcher.PahH2781untothem:Whentheyseeיִ֝רְא֗וּנִיyir.'U.niH7200me,theyshakeיְנִיע֥וּןye.ni.'UnH5128theirheadרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

26Helpעָ֭זְרֵנִי'A.ze.re.niH5826me,OJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430; Ohsaveה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467meaccordingtothy lovingkindness:

27Thattheymayknowוְֽ֭יֵדְעוּVe.ye.de.'uH3045thatthisisthyhandיָ֣דְךָYa.de.khaH3027;Thatthou,Jehovah, hastdoneit.

28Letthemcurseיְקַֽלְלוּ־ye.ka.lu-H7043,butblessתְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְte.Va.RekhH1288thou:WhentheyariseH6965,theyshallbeputH954toshameH954,Butthyservantוְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650shallrejoiceיִשְׂמָֽח׃yis.MachH8055.

29Let mineadversariesbeclothedH3847withdishonor,AndletthemcoverH5844themselveswiththeir ownshameבָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ba.she.TamH1322aswitharobeכַמְעִ֣ילkham.'IlH4598.

30Iwillgiveא֘וֹדֶ֤ה'o.DehH3034greatthanksH3034untoJehovahwithmymouthבְּפִ֑יbe.FiH6310; Yea,Iwillpraiseאֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃'a.Hal.Le.nuH1984himamongthemultitude.

31Forhewillstandיַ֭עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975attherightלִימִ֣יןli.MinH3225handH3225oftheneedyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34,Tosaveלְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467himfromthemthatjudgeמִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥יmi.sho.fe.TeiH8199hissoulH5315.

Commentaries on Psalms 109

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