1David complaining of the slanders and ingratitude of his enemies devoteth them to destruction; 21complaining of his own misery he prayeth for help; 30he promiseth thankfulness.
0To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
1HOLDa not thy peace, O bGod of my praise;
a Ps. 83.1; 28.1; 35.22,23. b Je. 17.14. Ex. 15.2. Ps. 65.1; 47.5-7; 118.28. Ro. 2.29. 2Co. 10.18.
2For cthe mouth of the wicked and the 1mouth of the deceitful 2are opened against me: dthey have spoken against me with a lying tongue.
1Heb. mouth of deceit.
2Heb. have opened themselves.
c 1Sa. 24.9. Ps. 31.13; 41.7; 56.5,6; 57.4; 64.3,4; 140.2,3; 22.13. d Mat. 26.60. Ac. 6.13.
3They *compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me ewithout a cause.
*compassed-surrounded.
e Ps. 35.19; 37.7; 69.4. Jn. 15.24,25.
4fFor my love they are my adversaries: gbut I give myself unto prayer.
f v.5. Ps. 35.12; 38.20. Jn. 10.32; 15.18. Lu. 19.10,14. 2Co. 12.15. g Ps. 35.13; 69.13. Lu. 6.11,12; 23.34.
5And hthey have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
h Ps. 35.7,12.
6iSet thou a wicked man over him: and let 3Satan jstand at his right hand.
3Or, an adversary.
i Ps. 35.4-8; 69.22-28. j Zec. 3.1. Jn. 13.2,17.
7kWhen he shall be judged, let him 4be condemned: and llet his prayer become sin.
4Heb. go out guilty or wicked. Ro. 3.19. Ga. 3.10. Jn. 3.18,19. Mat. 27.3,4. Ac. 1.25.
k Ps. 1.5. l Pr. 15.8; 28.9. Is. 1.15; 66.3.
8mLet his days be few; and let another take his 5office.
5Or, charge.
m Ps. 55.23. Ac. 1.18,20. Mat. 27.5.
9nLet his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
n Ex. 22.24. Is. 9.17. La. 5.3.
10oLet his children pbe continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
o Ge. 4.12,14. Is. 16.2. Job 24.8; 30.3-8. Ps. 37.25. p Ps. 59.15.
11qLet the extortioner catch all that he hath; and rlet the strangers spoil his labour.
q Job 5.5; 18.9,19; 20.18. 2Ki. 4.1,2. Mat. 18.25. r Is. 5.17.
12Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
13sLet his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
s Job 18.19. Ps. 21.10; 37.28,36. 1Ki. 14.10; 21.21. Is. 14.20-22. Pr. 10.7.
14tLet the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
t Ex. 20.5. Le. 26.39. 1Ki. 14.10; 21.21. 2Ki. 9.22,36. Mat. 23.31,32. Is. 43.25.
15uLet them be before the LORD continually, that he may vcut off the memory of them from the earth.
u Je. 2.22. Ps. 90.8; 50.21. v Job 18.17. Ps. 34.16. v.13.
16Because wthat he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted xthe poor and needy man, that he might even slay ythe broken in heart.
w Ps. 69.26; 10.2,14. Zec. 1.15. Pr. 24.11,12. Jn. 12.6. Mat. 23.23. x Ps. 86.1. y Ps. 34.18; 69.20. Is. 57.15,16. 2Co. 8.9.
17As zhe loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
z Mat. 7.1,2; 27.5. Eze. 35.6. Joel 3.4. Pr. 14.14. 1Th. 2.16. 2Th. 2.10. Nu. 5.22. Zec. 5.4. Job 20.11.
18As ahe clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come 6into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.
6Heb. within him.
a Ps. 73.6.
19bLet it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is *girded continually.
*girded-secured with a belt or band, encircled.
b Is. 66.24. v.29.
20Let cthis be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
c Le. 19.16. Is. 3.11. Ps. 21.8-12; 35.26; 40.14,15; 69.22-28; 110.1,5,6. Pr. 1.24-31. 1Th. 2.15,16. Lu. 19.27,43,44.
21But ddo thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: ebecause thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
d Ps. 25.11; 7.1,6; 27.9; 31.1,16; 54.1; 142.4-7; 143.7-9; 86.13-17; 106.8. e Ps. 69.16.
22For fI am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
f Ps. 9.18; 40.17; 72.12-14; 102.2-11,17,20; 77.1-9; 6.2-7; 143.7.
23I gam gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am htossed up and down as the locust.
g Ps. 102.1,10,11; 144.4. Job 14.2. 1Ch. 29.15. h Ps. 102.10. Mat. 8.20.
24My iknees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
i He. 12.12. Ps. 69.10; 22.15; 35.13,14; 38.3-8.
25I jbecame also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
j Ps. 22.6,7; 31.11,13; 35.25; 40.15; 69.7,9-12,19,20. Job 16.4. Mat. 27.39.
26kHelp me, O LORD my God: lO save me according to thy mercy:
k Ps. 22.19; 40.13; 59.4; 119.86,173,175. l v.21. Ps. 40.11; 57.1; 59.16; 69.13,16.
27mThat they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.
m Ps. 17.13,14; 41.11; 58.10,11; 64.9; 118.23; 112.10.
28nLet them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
n 2Sa. 16.11,12. Is. 65.13,14. Job 22.29.
29oLet mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them pcover themselves with their own confusion, as with a *mantle.
*mantle-sleeveless cloak or cape.
o Ps. 6.10; 35.26; 40.14; 140.9; 9.16; 7.16. p Ps. 71.13.
30I qwill greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
q Ps. 7.17; 9.1; 22.22,25; 138.1; 108.3; 107.32; 116.12-18; 111.1.
31For rhe shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him 7from those that condemn his soul.
7Heb. from the judges of his soul.
r Ps. 16.8; 73.23; 121.5. v.6. Is. 45.17,22-25; 49.26; 54.17.