The Book of Psalms, Chapter 109תהלים 109

לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְ֝הִלָּתִ֗י אַֽל תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ

[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] Hold not your peace, O God of my praise;

כִּ֤י פִ֪י רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽפִי מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣י פָּתָ֑חוּ דִּבְּר֥וּ אִ֝תִּ֗י לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

וְדִבְרֵ֣י שִׂנְאָ֣ה סְבָב֑וּנִי וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי חִנָּֽם

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

תַּֽחַת אַהֲבָתִ֥י יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי וַאֲנִ֥י תְפִלָּֽה

For my love they are my adversaries: but I prayer.

וַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּ עָלַ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה וְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗ה תַּ֣חַת אַהֲבָתִֽי

And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

הַפְקֵ֣ד עָלָ֣יו רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן יַעֲמֹ֥ד עַל יְמִינֽוֹ

Set you a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

בְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹ יֵצֵ֣א רָשָׁ֑ע וּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹ תִּהְיֶ֥ה לַֽחֲטָאָֽה

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

יִֽהְיֽוּ יָמָ֥יו מְעַטִּ֑ים פְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹ יִקַּ֥ח אַחֵֽר

Let his days be few; let another take his office.

יִֽהְיוּ בָנָ֥יו יְתוֹמִ֑ים וְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹ אַלְמָנָֽה

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

וְנ֤וֹעַ יָנ֣וּעוּ בָנָ֣יו וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ וְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּ מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek also out of their desolate places.

יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ נ֭וֹשֶׁה לְכָל אֲשֶׁר ל֑וֹ וְיָבֹ֖זּוּ זָרִ֣ים יְגִיעֽוֹ

Let the extortioner catch all that he has; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

אַל יְהִי ל֭וֹ מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ חָ֑סֶד וְֽאַל יְהִ֥י ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן לִיתוֹמָֽיו

Let there be none to extend mercy to him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

יְהִֽי אַחֲרִית֥וֹ לְהַכְרִ֑ית בְּד֥וֹר אַ֝חֵ֗ר יִמַּ֥ח שְׁמָֽם

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

יִזָּכֵ֤ר עֲוֺ֣ן אֲ֭בֹתָיו אֶל יְהוָ֑ה וְחַטַּ֥את אִ֝מּ֗וֹ אַל תִּמָּֽח

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with YHWH; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

יִהְי֣וּ נֶֽגֶד יְהוָ֣ה תָּמִ֑יד וְיַכְרֵ֖ת מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם

Let them be before YHWH continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֥א זָכַר֮ עֲשׂ֪וֹת חָ֥סֶד וַיִּרְדֹּ֡ף אִישׁ עָנִ֣י וְ֭אֶבְיוֹן וְנִכְאֵ֨ה לֵבָ֬ב לְמוֹתֵֽת

Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב קְ֭לָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּ וְֽלֹא חָפֵ֥ץ בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה וַתִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנּוּ

As he loved cursing, so let it come to him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ קְלָלָ֗ה כְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹ וַתָּבֹ֣א כַמַּ֣יִם בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶן בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

תְּהִי ל֭וֹ כְּבֶ֣גֶד יַעְטֶ֑ה וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח תָּמִ֥יד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ

Let it be to him as the garment covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

זֹ֤את פְּעֻלַּ֣ת שֹׂ֭טְנַי מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְהַדֹּבְרִ֥ים רָ֝֗ע עַל נַפְשִֽׁי

this the reward of mine adversaries from YHWH, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

וְאַתָּ֤ה יְה֘וִ֤ה אֲדֹנָ֗י עֲֽשֵׂה אִ֭תִּי לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כִּי ט֥וֹב חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽנִי

But do you for me, O YHWH YHWH, for your name's sake: because your mercy good, deliver you me.

כִּֽי עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֣וֹן אָנֹ֑כִי וְ֝לִבִּ֗י חָלַ֥ל בְּקִרְבִּֽי

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

כְּצֵל כִּנְטוֹת֥וֹ נֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּי נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי כָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה

I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

בִּ֭רְכַּי כָּשְׁל֣וּ מִצּ֑וֹם וּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗י כָּחַ֥שׁ מִשָּֽׁמֶן

My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

וַאֲנִ֤י הָיִ֣יתִי חֶרְפָּ֣ה לָהֶ֑ם יִ֝רְא֗וּנִי יְנִיע֥וּן רֹאשָֽׁם

I became also a reproach to them: they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

עָ֭זְרֵנִי יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י ה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי כְחַסְדֶּֽךָ

Help me, O YHWH my God: O save me according to your mercy:

וְֽ֭יֵדְעוּ כִּי יָ֣דְךָ זֹּ֑את אַתָּ֖ה יְהוָ֣ה עֲשִׂיתָֽהּ

That they may know that this your hand; you, YHWH, have done it.

יְקַֽלְלוּ הֵמָּה֮ וְאַתָּ֪ה תְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ קָ֤מוּ וַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּ וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמָֽח

Let them curse, but bless you: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let your servant rejoice.

יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שׂוֹטְנַ֣י כְּלִמָּ֑ה וְיַעֲט֖וּ כַמְעִ֣יל בָּשְׁתָּֽם

Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

א֘וֹדֶ֤ה יְהוָ֣ה מְאֹ֣ד בְּפִ֑י וּבְת֖וֹךְ רַבִּ֣ים אֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ

I will greatly praise YHWH with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

כִּֽי יַ֭עֲמֹד לִימִ֣ין אֶבְי֑וֹן לְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥י נַפְשֽׁוֹ

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save from those that condemn his soul.