Psalms · Psalm 109

לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְ֝הִלָּתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ

For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, do not keep silence;

verse value 2385

כִּ֤י פִ֪י רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽפִי־מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣י פָּתָ֑חוּ דִּבְּר֥וּ אִ֝תִּ֗י לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me; They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.

verse value 3284

Cross-references: Exodus 10:1

וְדִבְרֵ֣י שִׂנְאָ֣ה סְבָב֑וּנִי וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי חִנָּֽם

They compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.

verse value 966

תַּֽחַת־אַהֲבָתִ֥י יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי וַאֲנִ֥י תְפִלָּֽה

In return for my love they are my adversaries; But I am all prayer.

verse value 2243

וַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּ עָלַ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה וְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗ה תַּ֣חַת אַהֲבָתִֽי

And they have laid upon me evil for good, And hatred for my love:

verse value 3175

הַפְקֵ֣ד עָלָ֣יו רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן יַעֲמֹ֥ד עַל־יְמִינֽוֹ

’Set a wicked man over him; And let an adversary stand at his right hand.

verse value 1580

בְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹ יֵצֵ֣א רָשָׁ֑ע וּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹ תִּֽהְיֶ֥ה לַחֲטָאָֽה

When he is judged, let him go forth condemned; And let his prayer be turned into sin.

verse value 2468

יִֽהְיוּ־יָמָ֥יו מְעַטִּ֑ים פְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹ יִקַּ֥ח אַחֵֽר

Let his days be few; Let another take his charge.

verse value 1183

יִֽהְיוּ־בָנָ֥יו יְתוֹמִ֑ים וְ֝אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ אַלְמָנָֽה

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

verse value 1444

וְנ֤וֹעַ יָנ֣וּעוּ בָנָ֣יו וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ וְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּ מֵחׇרְבֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם

Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.

verse value 1912

יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ נ֭וֹשֶׁה לְכׇל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ וְיָבֹ֖זּוּ זָרִ֣ים יְגִיעֽוֹ

Let the creditor distrain all that he has; And let strangers make spoil of his labor.

verse value 1825

אַל־יְהִי־ל֭וֹ מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ חָ֑סֶד וְֽאַל־יְהִ֥י ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן לִֽיתוֹמָֽיו

Let there be none to extend kindness to him; Neither let there be any to be gracious to his fatherless children.

verse value 1202

יְהִי־אַחֲרִית֥וֹ לְהַכְרִ֑ית בְּד֥וֹר אַ֝חֵ֗ר יִמַּ֥ח שְׁמָֽם

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

verse value 2174

יִזָּכֵ֤ר עֲוֺ֣ן אֲ֭בֹתָיו אֶל־יְהֹוָ֑ה וְחַטַּ֥את אִ֝מּ֗וֹ אַל־תִּמָּֽח

Let the iniquity of his fathers be brought to remembrance to Hashem; And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

verse value 1789

יִהְי֣וּ נֶגֶד־יְהֹוָ֣ה תָּמִ֑יד וְיַכְרֵ֖ת מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם

Let them be before Hashem continually, That He may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

verse value 1802

יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹ֥א זָכַר֮ עֲשׂ֢וֹת חָ֥֫סֶד וַיִּרְדֹּ֡ף אִישׁ־עָנִ֣י וְ֭אֶבְיוֹן וְנִכְאֵ֨ה לֵבָ֬ב לְמוֹתֵֽת

Because he remembered not to do kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, And the broken in heart he was ready to slay.

verse value 3545

וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב קְ֭לָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּ וְֽלֹא־חָפֵ֥ץ בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה וַתִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנּוּ

Indeed, he loved cursing, and it came to him; And he delighted not in blessing, and it is far from him.

verse value 1909

וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ קְלָלָ֗ה כְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹ וַתָּבֹ֣א כַמַּ֣יִם בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶן בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו

He clothed himself also with cursing as with his raiment, And it is come into his inward parts like water, And like oil into his bones.

verse value 2452

תְּהִי־ל֭וֹ כְּבֶ֣גֶד יַעְטֶ֑ה וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח תָּמִ֥יד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ

Let it be to him as the garment which he puts on, And for the girdle with which he is girded continually.'

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זֹ֤את פְּעֻלַּ֣ת שֹׂ֭טְנַי מֵאֵ֣ת יְהֹוָ֑ה וְהַדֹּבְרִ֥ים רָ֝֗ע עַל־נַפְשִֽׁי

This would my adversaries effect from Hashem, And those who speak evil against my soul.

verse value 2901

וְאַתָּ֤ה יֱ֘הֹוִ֤ה אֲדֹנָ֗י עֲֽשֵׂה־אִ֭תִּי לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כִּי־ט֥וֹב חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽנִי

But You, O Hashem the Lord, deal with me for Your name's sake; Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.

verse value 2173

כִּי־עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֣וֹן אָנֹ֑כִי וְ֝לִבִּ֗י חָלַ֥ל בְּקִרְבִּֽי

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

verse value 746

כְּצֵל־כִּנְטוֹת֥וֹ נֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּי נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי כָּאַרְבֶּֽה

I am gone like the shadow when it lengthens; I am shaken off as the locust.

verse value 2154

בִּ֭רְכַּי כָּשְׁל֣וּ מִצּ֑וֹם וּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗י כָּחַ֥שׁ מִשָּֽׁמֶן

My knees totter through fasting; And my flesh is lean, and has no fatness.

verse value 2040

וַאֲנִ֤י הָיִ֣יתִי חֶרְפָּ֣ה לָהֶ֑ם יִ֝רְא֗וּנִי יְנִיע֥וּן רֹאשָֽׁם

I have become also a taunt to them; When they see me, they shake their head.

verse value 1884

עׇ֭זְרֵנִי יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י ה֖וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי כְחַסְדֶּֽךָ

Help me, O Hashem my God; O save me according to Your mercy;

verse value 972

וְֽ֭יֵדְעוּ כִּי־יָ֣דְךָ זֹּ֑את אַתָּ֖ה יְהֹוָ֣ה עֲשִׂיתָֽהּ

That they may know that this is Your hand; That You, Hashem, have done it.

verse value 1785

יְקַֽלְלוּ־הֵמָּה֮ וְאַתָּ֢ה תְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ קָ֤מוּ וַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּ וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמָֽח

Let them curse, but You bless; When they arise, they shall be put to shame, but Your servant shall rejoice.

verse value 2190

יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שׂוֹטְנַ֣י כְּלִמָּ֑ה וְיַעֲט֖וּ כַמְעִ֣יל בׇּשְׁתָּֽם

My adversaries shall be clothed with confusion, And shall put on their own shame as a robe.

verse value 1831

א֘וֹדֶ֤ה יְהֹוָ֣ה מְאֹ֣ד בְּפִ֑י וּבְת֖וֹךְ רַבִּ֣ים אֲהַלְלֶֽנּוּ

I will give great thanks to Hashem with my mouth; Indeed, I will praise Him among the multitude;

verse value 987

כִּֽי־יַ֭עֲמֹד לִימִ֣ין אֶבְי֑וֹן לְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥י נַפְשֽׁוֹ

Because He stands at the right hand of the needy, To save him from those who judge his soul.

verse value 1659