ISV(i)
1 To the Director. A Davidic psalm.
A Prayer against the Evil One God, whom I praise, do not be silent,
2 for the mouths of wicked and deceitful people are opened against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
3 They surround me with hate-filled words, attacking me for no reason.
4 Instead of receiving my love, they accuse me, though I continue in prayer.
5 They devise evil against me instead of good, and hatred in place of my love.
6 Appoint an evil person over him; may an accuser stand at his right side.
7 When he is judged, may he be found guilty; may his prayer be regarded as sin.
8 May his days be few; may another take over his position.
9 May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.
10 May his children roam around begging, seeking food while driven far from their ruined homes.
11 May creditors seize all his possessions, and may foreigners loot the property he has acquired.
12 May no one extend gracious love to him, or show favor to his fatherless children.
13 May his descendants be eliminated, and their memory be erased from the next generation.
14 May his ancestors’ guilt be remembered in the LORD’s presence, and may his mother’s guilt not be erased.
15 May what they have done be continually in the LORD’s presence; and may their memory be excised from the earth.
16 For he didn’t think to extend gracious love; he harassed to death the poor, the needy, and the broken hearted.
17 He loved to curse—may his curses return upon him! He took no delight in blessing others— so may blessings be far from him.
18 He wore curses like a garment— may they enter his inner being like water and his bones like oil.
19 May those curses wrap around him like a garment, or like a belt that one always wears.
20 May this be the way the LORD repays my accuser, those who speak evil against me.
21 Now you, LORD my God, defend me for your name’s sake; because your gracious love is good, deliver me!
22 Indeed, I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
23 I am fading away like a shadow late in the day; I am shaken off like a locust.
24 My knees give way from fasting, and my skin is lean, deprived of oil.
25 I have become an object of derision to them— they shake their heads whenever they see me.
26 Help me, LORD my God! Deliver me in accord with your gracious love!
27 Then they will realize that your hand is in this— that you, LORD, have accomplished it.
28 They will curse, but you will bless. When they attack, they will be humiliated, while your servant rejoices.
29 May my accusers be clothed with shame and wrapped in their humiliation as with a robe.
30 I will give many thanks to the LORD with my mouth, praising him publicly,
31 for he stands at the right hand of the needy one, to deliver him from his accusers.
110 1A Davidic psalm
A Priestly Ruler A declaration from the LORD to my Lord: “Sit at my right hand until I make your enemies your footstool.”
2 When the LORD extends your mighty scepter from Zion, rule in the midst of your enemies.
3 Your soldiers are willing volunteers on your day of battle; in majestic holiness, from the womb, from the dawn, the dew of your youth belongs to you.
4 The LORD took an oath and will never recant: “You are a priest forever, after the manner of Melchizedek.”
5 The Lord is at your right hand; he will utterly destroy kings in the time of his wrath.
6 He will execute judgment against the nations, filling graves with corpses. He will utterly destroy leaders far and wide.
7 He will drink from a stream on the way, then hold his head high.
111 1Praise for God’s Amazing Deeds Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with all of my heart in the assembled congregation of the upright.
2 Great are the acts of the LORD; they are within reach of all who desire them.
3 Splendid and glorious are his awesome deeds, and his righteousness endures forever.
4 He is remembered for his awesome deeds; the LORD is gracious and compassionate.
5 He prepares food for those who fear him; he is ever mindful of his covenant.
6 He revealed his mighty deeds to his people by giving them a country of their own.
7 Whatever he does is reliable and just, and all his precepts are trustworthy,
8 sustained through all eternity, and fashioned in both truth and righteousness.
9 He sent deliverance to his people; he ordained his covenant to last forever; his name is holy and awesome.
10 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; sound understanding belongs to those who practice it. Praise of God endures forever.
112 1The Gracious Person Hallelujah! How happy is the person who fears the LORD, who truly delights in his commandments.
2 His descendants will be powerful in the land, a generation of the upright who will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in his house, and his righteousness endures forever.
4 A light shines in the darkness for the upright, for the one who is gracious, compassionate, and just.
5 It is good for the person who lends generously, conducting his affairs with fairness.
A Prayer against the Evil One
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A Priestly Ruler
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