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[1]For the Leader. A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, keep not silence;
[2]For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me; they have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.
[3]They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
[4]In return for my love they are my adversaries; but I am all prayer.
[5]And they have laid upon me evil for good, and hatred for my love:
[6]'Set Thou a wicked man over him; and let an adversary stand at his right hand.
[7]When he is judged, let him go forth condemned; and let his prayer be turned into sin.
[8]Let his days be few; let another take his charge.
[9]Let his children b fatherless, and his wife a widow.
[10]Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; and let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.
[11]Let the creditor distrain all that he hath; and let strangers make spoil of his labour.
[12]Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; neither let there be any to be gracious unto his fatherless children.
[13]Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
[14]Let the iniquity of his fathers be brought to remembrance unto 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
[15]Let them be before 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 continually, that He may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
[16]Because that he remembered not to do kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart he was ready to slay.
[17]Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; and he delighted not in blessing, and it is far from him.
[18]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.
[19]Let it be unto him as the garment which he putteth on, and for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.'
[20]This would mine adversaries effect from 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, and they that speak evil against my soul.
[21]But Thou, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 the Lord, deal with me for Thy name's sake; because Thy mercy is good, deliver Thou me.
[22]For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
[23]I am gone like the shadow when it lengtheneth; I am shaken off as the locust.
[24]My knees totter through fasting; and my flesh is lean, and hath no fatness.
[25]I am become also a taunt unto them; when they see me, they shake their head.
[26]Help me, O 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 my God; O save me according to Thy mercy;
[27]That they may know that this is Thy hand; that Thou, 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇, hast done it.
[28]Let them curse, but bless Thou; when they arise, they shall be put to shame, but Thy servant shall rejoice.
[29]Mine adversaries shall be clothed with confusion, and shall put on their own shame as a robe.
[30]I will give great thanks unto 𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤇 with my mouth; yea, I will praise Him among the multitude;
[31]Because He standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from them that judge his soul.
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