Revised Version 1895

Psalms 109

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1Holdnotאַֽל־'al-H408thy peace, OGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of mypraiseתְ֝הִלָּתִ֗יte.hi.la.TiH8416;

2For themouthפִ֪יfiH6310of thewickedרָשָׁ֡עra.Sha'H7563and themouthוּֽפִי־u.fi-H6310ofdeceitמִ֭רְמָהMir.mahH4820have theyopenedפָּתָ֑חוּpa.Ta.chuH6605againstH5921meH5921: they havespokenדִּבְּר֥וּdi.be.RuH1696untomeH5921with alyingשָֽׁקֶר׃Sha.kerH8267tongueלְשׁ֣וֹןle.ShonH3956.

3They compassedmeH5437aboutH5437also withwordsוְדִבְרֵ֣יve.div.ReiH1697ofhatredשִׂנְאָ֣הsin.'AhH8135, andfoughtH3898againstH3898meH5437withoutH2600acauseחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

4For myloveאַהֲבָתִ֥י'a.ha.va.TiH160they are myadversariesיִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִיyis.te.Nu.niH7853: but I givemyselfוַאֲנִ֥יva.'a.NiH589untoprayerתְפִלָּֽה׃te.fi.LahH8605.

5And they have rewardedmeעָלַ֣י'a.LaiH5921evilרָ֭עָהRa.'ahH7451forgoodטוֹבָ֑הto.VahH2896, andhatredוְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗הve.sin.'AhH8135for myloveאַהֲבָתִֽי׃'a.ha.va.TiH160.

6SetH5975thou awickedרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563manH7563over him: andletהַפְקֵ֣דhaf.KedH6485anadversaryוְ֝שָׂטָ֗ןve.sa.TanH7854standיַעֲמֹ֥דya.'a.ModH5975at hisrightיְמִינֽוֹ׃ye.mi.NoH3225handH3225.

7When he isjudgedH8199,letH1961himcomeH1961forthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318guiltyרָשָׁ֑עra.Sha'H7563; andletH1961hisprayerוּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹu.te.fi.la.ToH8605beturnedH1961intoH8199sinלַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃La.cha.ta.'AhH2401.

8LetH1961hisdaysיָמָ֥יוya.MavH3117befewמְעַטִּ֑יםme.'a.TimH4592; andletH1961anotherאַחֵֽר׃'a.CherH312takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947hisofficeפְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹpe.ku.da.ToH6486.

9Letיִֽהְיוּ־yih.yu-H1961hischildrenבָנָ֥יוva.NavH1121befatherlessיְתוֹמִ֑יםye.to.MimH3490, and hiswifeוְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹve.'ish.toH802awidowאַלְמָנָֽה׃'al.ma.NahH490.

10Let hischildrenבָנָ֣יוva.NavH1121be vagabonds, andbegוְשִׁאֵ֑לוּve.shi.'E.luH7592; and let themseekוְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּve.da.re.ShuH1875their bread out of their desolateplacesמֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃me.cha.re.vo.tei.HemH2723.

11Let the extortioner catchallלְכָל־le.kholH3605that he hath; and letstrangersזָרִ֣יםza.RimH2114makeנ֭וֹשֶׁהNo.o.shehH5383spoilוְיָבֹ֖זּוּve.ya.Vo.zuH962of his labour.

12LetH408there benoneH408toextendיְהִי־ye.hi-H1961mercyH2603unto him;neitherH408letH408there beanyיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961to havepityH2603on hisfatherlessלִיתוֹמָֽיו׃li.to.MavH3490childrenH3490.

13LetH1961hisposterityאַחֲרִית֥וֹ'a.cha.ri.ToH319becutלְהַכְרִ֑יתle.hakh.RitH3772offH3772; in thegenerationבְּד֥וֹרbe.DorH1755followingאַ֝חֵ֗ר'a.CherH312letH1961theirnameשְׁמָֽם׃she.MamH8034be blottedoutיִמַּ֥חyi.MachH4229.

14LetH408theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of hisfathersאֲ֭בֹתָיו'A.vo.tavH1berememberedיִזָּכֵ֤ר׀yi.za.KherH2142with theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; andletH408notH408thesinוְחַטַּ֥אתve.cha.TatH2403of hismotherאִ֝מּ֗וֹ'i.MoH517be blottedoutאֶל־'el-H413.

15Letיִהְי֣וּyih.YuH1961them bebeforeנֶֽגֶד־ne.ged-H5048theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068continuallyתָּמִ֑ידta.MidH8548, that he maycutוְיַכְרֵ֖תve.yakh.RetH3772offH3772thememoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them from theearthמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776.

16Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282that herememberedזָכַר֮za.KharH2142notלֹ֥אlo'H3808to shew mercy, butpersecutedוַיִּרְדֹּ֡ףvai.yir.DofH7291thepoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְ֭אֶבְיוֹןVe.'ev.yonH34manאִישׁ־'ish-H376, and the broken inheartלֵבָ֬בle.VavH3824, toslayלְמוֹתֵֽת׃le.mo.TetH4191them.

17Yea, helovedוַיֶּאֱהַ֣בvai.ye.'e.HavH157cursingקְ֭לָלָהKe.la.lahH7045, and itcameוַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּva.te.vo.'E.huH935unto him; and he delightednotוְֽלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808inblessingבִּ֝בְרָכָ֗הbiv.ra.KhahH1293, and it wasfarוַתִּרְחַ֥קva.tir.ChakH7368from him.

18Heclothedוַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁvai.yil.BashH3847himselfH4325also withcursingקְלָלָ֗הke.la.LahH7045as with hisgarmentכְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹke.Ma.DoH4055, and itcameH935intoH935hisinwardבְּקִרְבּ֑וֹbe.kir.BoH7130parts likewaterכַמַּ֣יִםkha.Ma.yimH4325, and likeoilוְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶןve.kha.She.menH8081intoH935hisbonesבְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃be.'atz.mo.TavH6106. Let it be unto him as the raiment

19wherewith he covereth himself, and for the girdle wherewith he isgirdedיַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃yach.ge.Re.haH2296continuallyתָּמִ֥ידta.MidH8548.

20This is therewardפְּעֻלַּ֣תpe.'u.LatH6468of mineadversariesשֹׂ֭טְנַיSo.te.naiH7853from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and of them thatspeakוְהַדֹּבְרִ֥יםve.ha.doe.RimH1696evilרָ֝֗עRa'H7451againstעַל־'al-H5921mysoulנַפְשִֽׁי׃naf.ShiH5315.

21Butdealעֲֽשֵׂה־'aseh-H6213thou withmeH5337, OGODH136theLordאֲדֹנָ֗י'a.do.NaiH136, for thyname’sשְׁמֶ֑ךָshe.Me.khaH8034sakeלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616:becauseכִּי־ki-H3588thy mercy isgoodט֥וֹבTovH2896,deliverהַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ha.tzi.Le.niH5337thoumeH5337,

22For I ampoorעָנִ֣י'a.NiH6041andneedyוְאֶבְי֣וֹןve.'ev.YonH34, and myheartוְ֝לִבִּ֗יve.li.BiH3820iswoundedחָלַ֥לcha.LalH2490withinH7130meH7130.

23I amgoneנֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּיne.he.La.khe.tiH1980like theshadowכְּצֵל־ke.tzel-H6738when it declineth: I am tossed up anddownכִּנְטוֹת֥וֹkin.to.ToH5186as thelocustכָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃Ka.'ar.BehH697.

24Mykneesבִּ֭רְכַּיBir.kaiH1290areweakכָּשְׁל֣וּka.she.LuH3782throughfastingמִצּ֑וֹםmi.TzomH6685; and myfleshוּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗יu.ve.sa.RiH1320faileth offatnessמִשָּֽׁמֶן׃mi.Sha.menH8081.

25I ambecomeהָיִ֣יתִיha.Yi.tiH1961also areproachחֶרְפָּ֣הcher.PahH2781unto them: when theyseeיִ֝רְא֗וּנִיyir.'U.niH7200meH7200, theyshakeיְנִיע֥וּןye.ni.'UnH5128theirheadרֹאשָֽׁם׃ro.ShamH7218.

26Helpעָ֭זְרֵנִי'A.ze.re.niH5826meH3467, OLORDH3068myGodאֱלֹהָ֑י'e.lo.HaiH430; Osaveה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִיho.shi.'E.niH3467meH3467according to thymercyH3068:

27That they mayknowוְֽ֭יֵדְעוּVe.ye.de.'uH3045that this is thyhandיָ֣דְךָYa.de.khaH3027; that thou,LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068, hastdoneעֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃'a.si.TahH6213it.

28LetH8055themcurseיְקַֽלְלוּ־ye.ka.lu-H7043, butblessתְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְte.Va.RekhH1288thou: when theyariseקָ֤מוּ׀Ka.muH6965, they shall beashamedוַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּvai.ye.Vo.shuH954, but thyservantוְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ve.'av.de.KhaH5650shallrejoiceיִשְׂמָֽח׃yis.MachH8055.

29Let mineadversariesשׂוֹטְנַ֣יsot.NaiH7853beclothedיִלְבְּשׁ֣וּyil.be.ShuH3847with dishonour, and let themcoverוְיַעֲט֖וּve.ya.'a.TuH5844themselves with their ownshameבָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ba.she.TamH1322as with amantleכַמְעִ֣ילkham.'IlH4598.

30I willgiveא֘וֹדֶ֤ה'o.DehH3034greatמְאֹ֣דme.'OdH3966thanksH3034unto theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068with mymouthבְּפִ֑יbe.FiH6310; yea, I willpraiseאֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃'a.Hal.Le.nuH1984him among the multitude.

31For he shallstandיַ֭עֲמֹדYa.'a.modH5975at therightלִימִ֣יןli.MinH3225handH3225of theneedyאֶבְי֑וֹן'ev.YonH34, tosaveלְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַle.ho.Shi.a'H3467him from them thatjudgeמִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥יmi.sho.fe.TeiH8199hissoulנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃naf.ShoH5315.

Commentaries on Psalms 109

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain