Psalms 109

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise.

GenevaTo him that excelleth. A Psalme of David. Holde not thy tongue, O God of my praise.

לַ֭/מְנַצֵּחַ לְ/דָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְ֝הִלָּתִ֗/י אַֽל תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ

For the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth of the deceitfull are opened against mee: they haue spoken against me with a lying tongue.

GenevaFor the mouth of the wicked, and the mouth full of deceite are opened vpon me: they haue spoken to me with a lying tongue.

כִּ֤י פִ֪י רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽ/פִי מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣/י פָּתָ֑חוּ דִּבְּר֥וּ אִ֝תִּ֗/י לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר

They compassed mee about also with wordes of hatred: and fought against me without a cause.

GenevaThey compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

וְ/דִבְרֵ֣י שִׂנְאָ֣ה סְבָב֑וּ/נִי וַ/יִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּ/נִי חִנָּֽם

For my loue, they are my aduersaries: but I giue my selfe vnto prayer.

GenevaFor my friendship they were mine aduersaries, but I gaue my selfe to praier.

תַּֽחַת אַהֲבָתִ֥/י יִשְׂטְנ֗וּ/נִי וַ/אֲנִ֥י תְפִלָּֽה

And they haue rewarded me euill for good: and hatred for my loue.

GenevaAnd they haue rewarded me euil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

וַ/יָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּ עָלַ֣/י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה וְ֝/שִׂנְאָ֗ה תַּ֣חַת אַהֲבָתִֽ/י

Set thou a wicked man ouer him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

GenevaSet thou the wicked ouer him, and let the aduersarie stand at his right hand.

הַפְקֵ֣ד עָלָ֣י/ו רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝/שָׂטָ֗ן יַעֲמֹ֥ד עַל יְמִינֽ/וֹ

When he shall be iudged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sinne.

GenevaWhe he shalbe iudged, let him be condemned, and let his praier be turned into sinne.

בְּ֭/הִשָּׁ֣פְט/וֹ יֵצֵ֣א רָשָׁ֑ע וּ֝/תְפִלָּת֗/וֹ תִּהְיֶ֥ה לַֽ/חֲטָאָֽה

Let his dayes be few: and let another take his office.

GenevaLet his daies be fewe, and let another take his charge.

יִֽהְיֽוּ יָמָ֥י/ו מְעַטִּ֑ים פְּ֝קֻדָּת֗/וֹ יִקַּ֥ח אַחֵֽר

Let his children bee fatherlesse: and his wife a widow.

GenevaLet his children be fatherlesse, and his wife a widowe.

יִֽהְיוּ בָנָ֥י/ו יְתוֹמִ֑ים וְ֝/אִשְׁתּ/וֹ אַלְמָנָֽה

Let his children bee continually vagabonds, & begge: let them seeke their bread also out of their desolate places.

GenevaLet his children be vagabonds and beg and seeke bread, comming out of their places destroyed.

וְ/נ֤וֹעַ יָנ֣וּעוּ בָנָ֣י/ו וְ/שִׁאֵ֑לוּ וְ֝/דָרְשׁ֗וּ מֵ/חָרְבוֹתֵי/הֶֽם

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath: and let the strangers spoile his labour.

GenevaLet the extortioner catch al that he hath, and let the strangers spoile his labour.

יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ נ֭וֹשֶׁה לְ/כָל אֲשֶׁר ל֑/וֹ וְ/יָבֹ֖זּוּ זָרִ֣ים יְגִיעֽ/וֹ

Let there be none to extend mercy vnto him: neither let there be any to fauour his fatherlesse children.

GenevaLet there be none to extend mercie vnto him: neither let there be any to shewe mercie vpon his fatherlesse children.

אַל יְהִי ל֭/וֹ מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ חָ֑סֶד וְֽ/אַל יְהִ֥י ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן לִ/יתוֹמָֽי/ו

Let his posteritie be cut off: and in the generation folowing let their name be blotted out.

GenevaLet his posteritie be destroied, and in the generation following let their name be put out.

יְהִֽי אַחֲרִית֥/וֹ לְ/הַכְרִ֑ית בְּ/ד֥וֹר אַ֝חֵ֗ר יִמַּ֥ח שְׁמָֽ/ם

Let the iniquitie of his fathers be remembred with the LORD: and let not the sinne of his mother be blotted out.

GenevaLet the iniquitie of his fathers bee had in remembrance with the Lord: and let not the sinne of his mother be done away.

יִזָּכֵ֤ר עֲוֺ֣ן אֲ֭בֹתָי/ו אֶל יְהוָ֑ה וְ/חַטַּ֥את אִ֝מּ֗/וֹ אַל תִּמָּֽח

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

GenevaBut let them alway be before the Lord, that he may cut off their memorial from ye earth.

יִהְי֣וּ נֶֽגֶד יְהוָ֣ה תָּמִ֑יד וְ/יַכְרֵ֖ת מֵ/אֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽ/ם

Because that he remembred not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poore and needy man: that he might euen slay the broken in heart.

GenevaBecause he remembred not to shew mercie, but persecuted the afflicted and poore man, and the sorowfull hearted to slay him.

יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֥א זָכַר֮ עֲשׂ֪וֹת חָ֥סֶד וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֡ף אִישׁ עָנִ֣י וְ֭/אֶבְיוֹן וְ/נִכְאֵ֨ה לֵבָ֬ב לְ/מוֹתֵֽת

As he loued cursing, so let it come vnto him: as hee delighted not in blessing, so let it be farre from him.

GenevaAs he loued cursing, so shall it come vnto him, and as he loued not blessing, so shall it be farre from him.

וַ/יֶּאֱהַ֣ב קְ֭לָלָה וַ/תְּבוֹאֵ֑/הוּ וְֽ/לֹא חָפֵ֥ץ בִּ֝/בְרָכָ֗ה וַ/תִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽ/נּוּ

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

GenevaAs he clothed himselfe with cursing like a rayment, so shall it come into his bowels like water, and like oyle into his bones.

וַ/יִּלְבַּ֥שׁ קְלָלָ֗ה כְּ/מַ֫דּ֥/וֹ וַ/תָּבֹ֣א כַ/מַּ֣יִם בְּ/קִרְבּ֑/וֹ וְ֝/כַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶן בְּ/עַצְמוֹתָֽי/ו

Let it be vnto him as the garment which couereth him: and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

GenevaLet it be vnto him as a garment to couer him, and for a girdle, wherewith he shalbe alway girded.

תְּהִי ל֭/וֹ כְּ/בֶ֣גֶד יַעְטֶ֑ה וּ֝/לְ/מֵ֗זַח תָּמִ֥יד יַחְגְּרֶֽ/הָ

Let this be the reward of mine aduersaries from the LORD: and of them that speake euill against my soule.

GenevaLet this be the rewarde of mine aduersarie from the Lord, and of them, that speake euill against my soule.

זֹ֤את פְּעֻלַּ֣ת שֹׂ֭טְנַ/י מֵ/אֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְ/הַ/דֹּבְרִ֥ים רָ֝֗ע עַל נַפְשִֽׁ/י

But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy Names sake: because thy mercie is good: deliuer thou me.

GenevaBut thou, O Lord my God, deale with me according vnto thy Name: deliuer me, (for thy mercie is good)

וְ/אַתָּ֤ה יְה֘וִ֤ה אֲדֹנָ֗/י עֲֽשֵׂה אִ֭תִּ/י לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶ֑/ךָ כִּי ט֥וֹב חַ֝סְדְּ/ךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽ/נִי

For I am poore and needie: and my heart is wounded within me.

GenevaBecause I am poore and needie, and mine heart is wounded within me.

כִּֽי עָנִ֣י וְ/אֶבְי֣וֹן אָנֹ֑כִי וְ֝/לִבִּ֗/י חָלַ֥ל בְּ/קִרְבִּֽ/י

I am gone like the shadow, when it declineth: I am tossed vp and downe as the locust.

GenevaI depart like the shadowe that declineth, and am shaken off as the grashopper.

כְּ/צֵל כִּ/נְטוֹת֥/וֹ נֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּי נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי כָּֽ/אַרְבֶּֽה

My knees are weake through fasting: and my flesh faileth of fatnesse.

GenevaMy knees are weake through fasting, and my flesh hath lost all fatnes.

בִּ֭רְכַּ/י כָּשְׁל֣וּ מִ/צּ֑וֹם וּ֝/בְשָׂרִ֗/י כָּחַ֥שׁ מִ/שָּֽׁמֶן

I became also a reproch vnto them: when they looked vpon me, they shaked their heads.

GenevaI became also a rebuke vnto them: they that looked vpon me, shaked their heads.

וַ/אֲנִ֤י הָיִ֣יתִי חֶרְפָּ֣ה לָ/הֶ֑ם יִ֝רְא֗וּ/נִי יְנִיע֥וּ/ן רֹאשָֽׁ/ם

Helpe me, O LORD my God: O saue me according to thy mercie.

GenevaHelpe me, O Lord my God: saue me according to thy mercie.

עָ֭זְרֵ/נִי יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑/י ה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣/נִי כְ/חַסְדֶּֽ/ךָ

That they may know, that this is thy hand: that thou, LORD, hast done it.

GenevaAnd they shall know, that this is thine hand, and that thou, Lord, hast done it.

וְֽ֭/יֵדְעוּ כִּי יָ֣דְ/ךָ זֹּ֑את אַתָּ֖ה יְהוָ֣ה עֲשִׂיתָֽ/הּ

Let them curse, but blesse thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed, but let thy seruant reioyce.

GenevaThough they curse, yet thou wilt blesse: they shall arise and be confounded, but thy seruant shall reioyce.

יְקַֽלְלוּ הֵמָּה֮ וְ/אַתָּ֪ה תְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ קָ֤מוּ וַ/יֵּבֹ֗שׁוּ וְֽ/עַבְדְּ/ךָ֥ יִשְׂמָֽח

Let mine aduersaries be clothed with shame: and let them couer them selues with their owne confusion, as with a mantle.

GenevaLet mine aduersaries be clothed with shame, and let them couer themselues with their confusion, as with a cloke.

יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שׂוֹטְנַ֣/י כְּלִמָּ֑ה וְ/יַעֲט֖וּ כַ/מְעִ֣יל בָּשְׁתָּֽ/ם

I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth: yea I will praise him among the multitude.

GenevaI will giue thankes vnto the Lord greatly with my mouth and praise him among ye multitude.

א֘וֹדֶ֤ה יְהוָ֣ה מְאֹ֣ד בְּ/פִ֑/י וּ/בְ/ת֖וֹךְ רַבִּ֣ים אֲהַֽלְלֶֽ/נּוּ

For he shal stand at the right hand of the poore: to saue him from those that condemne his soule.

GenevaFor he will stand at the right hand of the poore, to saue him from them that woulde condemne his soule.

כִּֽי יַ֭עֲמֹד לִ/ימִ֣ין אֶבְי֑וֹן לְ֝/הוֹשִׁ֗יעַ מִ/שֹּׁפְטֵ֥י נַפְשֽׁ/וֹ