Psalms 109

lamnatseakh ledavid mizmor elohe tehillati al-tekherash

For the leader. Of David. A psalm. O God of my praise, do not keep aloof,

ki fi rasha ufi-mirmah alay patakhu dibberu itti leshon shaqer

for the wicked and the deceitful open their mouth against me; they speak to me with lying tongue.

vedivre sinah sevavuni vayyillakhamuni khinnam

They encircle me with words of hate; they attack me without cause.

takhat-ahavati yistenuni va'ani tefillah

They answer my love with accusation and I must stand judgment

vayyasimu alay ra'ah takhat tovah vesinah takhat ahavati

They repay me with evil for good, with hatred for my love.

hafqed alayw rasha vesatan ya'amod al-yemino

Appoint someone wicked over him; may an accuser stand at his right side;

behishafeto yetse rasha utefillato tihyeh lakhata'ah

may he be tried and convicted; may he be judged and found guilty.

yihyu-yamayw me'attim pequddato yiqqakh akher

May his days be few; may another take over his position.

yihyu-vanayw yetomim ve'ishto almanah

May his children be orphans, his wife a widow.

venoa yanu'u vanayw veshi'elu vedareshu mekhorvotehem

May his children wander from their hovels, begging in search of [bread].

yenaqqesh nosheh lekhol-asher-lo veyavozzu zarim yegi'o

May his creditor seize all his possessions; may strangers plunder his wealth.

al-yehi-lo moshekh khased ve'al-yehi khonen litomayw

May no one show him mercy; may none pity his orphans;

yehi-akharito lehakhrit bedor akher yimmakh shemam

may his posterity be cut off; may their names be blotted out in the next generation.

yizzakher avon avotayw el-Adonai vekhattat immo al-timmakh

May God be ever mindful of his father’s iniquity, and may the sin of his mother not be blotted out.

yihyu neged-Adonai tamid veyakhret me'erets zikhram

May GOD be aware of them always and cause their names to be cut off from the earth,

ya'an asher lo zakhar asot khased vayyirdof ish-ani ve'evyon venikheh levav lemotet

because he was not minded to act kindly, and hounded to death the poor and needy man, one crushed in spirit.

vayye'ehav qelalah vattevo'ehu velo-khafets bivrakhah vattirkhaq mimmennu

He loved to curse—may a curse come upon him! He would not bless—may blessing be far from him!

vayyilbash qelalah kemaddo vattavo khammayim beqirbo vekhashemen be'atsmotayw

May he be clothed in a curse like a garment, may it enter his body like water, his bones like oil.

tehi-lo keveged yateh ulemezakh tamid yakhgereha

Let it be like the cloak he wraps around him, like the belt he always wears.

zot pe'ullat sotenay me'et Adonai vehaddoverim ra al-nafshi

May GOD thus repay my accusers, all those who speak evil against me.

ve'attah Adonai adonay aseh-itti lema'an shemekha ki-tov khasdekha hatsileni

Now You, O GOD, my Sovereign, act in my behalf as befits Your name. Good and faithful as You are, save me.

ki-ani ve'evyon anokhi velibbi khalal beqirbi

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

ketsel-kintoto nehelakheti ninarti ka'arbeh

I fade away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like locusts.

birkay kashelu mitsom uvesari kakhash mishamen

My knees give way from fasting; my flesh is lean, has lost its fat.

va'ani hayiti kherpah lahem yiruni yeni'un rosham

I am the object of their scorn; when they see me, they shake their head.

ozreni Adonai elohay hoshi'eni khekhasdekha

Help me, O my ETERNAL God; save me in accord with Your faithfulness—

veyede'u ki-yadekha zot attah Adonai asitah

that all may know that it is Your hand, that You, O ETERNAL One, have done it.

yeqallu-hemmah ve'attah tevarekh qamu vayyevoshu ve'avdekha yismakh

Let them curse, but You bless; let them rise up, but come to grief, while Your servant rejoices.

yilbeshu sotenay kelimmah veya'atu khamil boshtam

My accusers shall be clothed in shame, wrapped in their disgrace as in a robe.

odeh Adonai me'od befi uvetokh rabbim ahalelennu

My mouth shall sing much praise to GOD; I will acclaim in the midst of a throng,

ki-ya'amod limin evyon lehoshia mishofete nafsho

because [God] stands at the right hand of the needy, to save them from those who would condemn them.