Psalm 109
For the director of music. A psalm of David.
1God, I praise you.
Don’t remain silent.
2Sinful people who lie and cheat have spoken against me.
They have used their tongues to tell lies about me.
3They gather all around me with their words of hatred.
They attack me without any reason.
4They bring charges against me,
even though I love them
and pray for them.
5They pay me back with evil for the good things I do.
They pay back my love with hatred.
6Appoint an evil person to take my enemies to court.
Let him stand at their right hand and bring charges against them.
7When they are tried, let them be found guilty.
May even their prayers judge them.
8May their days be few.
Let others take their places as leaders.
9May their children’s fathers die.
May their wives become widows.
10May their children be driven from their destroyed homes.
May they wander around like beggars.
11May everything those people own be taken away to pay for what they owe.
May strangers rob them of everything they’ve worked for.
12May no one be kind to them
or take pity on the children they leave behind.
13May their family line come to an end.
May their names be forgotten by those who live after them.
14May the Lord remember the evil things their fathers have done.
May he never erase the sins of their mothers.
15May the Lord never forget their sins.
Then he won’t let people remember the names of my enemies anymore.
16They never thought about doing anything kind.
Instead, they drove those who were poor and needy to their deaths.
They did the same thing to those whose hearts were broken.
17They loved to curse others.
May their curses come back on them.
They didn’t find any pleasure in giving anyone their blessing.
May no blessing ever come to them.
18They cursed others as easily as they put on clothes.
Cursing was as natural to them as getting a drink of water
or putting olive oil on their bodies.
19May their curses cover them like coats.
May their curses be wrapped around them like a belt forever.
20May that be the Lord’s way of paying back
those who bring charges against me.
May it happen to those who say
evil things about me.
21But Lord and King,
help me so that you bring honor to yourself.
Because your love is so good, save me.
22I am poor and needy.
My heart is wounded deep down inside me.
23I fade away like an evening shadow.
I’m like a locust that someone brushes off.
24My knees are weak because I’ve gone without food.
My body is very thin.
25Those who bring charges against me laugh at me.
When they see me, they shake their heads at me.
26Lord my God, help me.
Save me because of your faithful love.
27Lord, let my enemies know that you yourself have saved me.
You have done it with your own hand.
28They may curse me.
But may you bless me.
May those who attack me be put to shame.
But may I be filled with joy.
29May those who bring charges against me be clothed with dishonor.
May they be wrapped in shame as if it were a coat.
30With my mouth I will continually praise the Lord.
I will praise him when all his people gather for worship.
31He stands ready to help those who need it.
He saves them from those who are ready to sentence them to death.
Zabbuli 109
Ya Makulu wa Bayimbi. Zabbuli ya Dawudi.
1109:1 Zab 83:1Ayi Katonda wange gwe ntendereza,
tonsiriikirira.
2109:2 Zab 52:4; 120:2Kubanga abantu abakola ebibi era abalimba,
banjogeddeko eby’obulimba.
3109:3 a Zab 69:4 b Zab 35:7; Yk 15:25Banfukumulidde ebigambo eby’obukyayi,
ne bannumbagana awatali nsonga.
4109:4 Zab 69:13Bwe mbalaga omukwano, bo bandaga bukyayi;
kyokka nze mbasabira.
5109:5 Zab 35:12; 38:20Bwe mbakolera ebirungi bo bansasulamu bibi;
bwe mbalaga okwagala bo bankyawa bukyayi.
6109:6 Zek 3:1Mumulabire omuntu omukozi w’ebibi amwolekere;
wabeewo amuwawaabira.
7109:7 Nge 28:9Bwe banaawoza, omusango gumusinge;
n’okusaba kwe kufuuke kwonoona.
8109:8 Bik 1:20*Aleme kuwangaala;
omuntu omulala amusikire.
9109:9 Kuv 22:24Abaana be basigalire awo nga tebaliiko kitaabwe,
ne mukyala we afuuke nnamwandu.
10Abaana be bataataaganenga nga bagenda basabiriza;
bagobebwe ne mu bifulukwa mwe basula.
11109:11 Yob 5:5Amubanja ajje awambe ebibye byonna;
n’abagwira bamunyageko ebintu bye byonna bye yakolerera.
12109:12 Is 9:17Waleme kubaawo amusaasira,
wadde akolera abaana be ebyekisa.
13109:13 a Yob 18:19; Zab 37:28 b Nge 10:7Ezzadde lye lizikirizibwe,
n’amannya g’abazzukulu be gasangulwe mu ago ag’omu mulembe oguliddirira.
14109:14 Kuv 20:5; Nek 4:5; Yer 18:23Mukama ajjukirenga ebyonoono bya bakadde be;
n’ekibi kya nnyina kireme kwerabirwanga.
15109:15 Yob 18:17; Zab 34:16Mukama ajjukirenga ebyonoono byabwe bulijjo,
n’ensi ebeerabirire ddala.
16109:16 a Zab 37:14, 32 b Zab 34:18Kubanga talowoozangako kukolera muntu yenna kya kisa;
naye yayigganyanga abaavu, n’abeetaaga,
n’abanakuwavu n’abatuusa ne ku kufa.
17109:17 Nge 14:14; Ez 35:6Yayagalanga nnyo okukolima; kale ebikolimo bimwefuulire. Teyayagalanga mikisa; kale gimwesambire ddala!
18109:18 a Zab 73:6 b Kbl 5:22Yeeteekako okukolima ng’ekyambalo,
ne kumutobya ng’amazzi,
ne kuyingira mu magumba ge ng’amafuta.
19Kubeerenga ng’ekyambalo ky’ayambadde,
era ng’olukoba lwe yeesibye emirembe gyonna.
20109:20 a Zab 94:23; 2Ti 4:14 b Zab 71:10Ebyo byonna y’eba ebeera empeera, Mukama gy’awa abo abandoopaloopa,
era abanjogerako eby’akabi ebyereere.
21109:21 a Zab 79:9 b Zab 69:16Naye ggwe, Ayi Mukama Katonda wange,
nnwanirira olw’erinnya lyo;
era omponye olw’okwagala kwo okulungi okutaggwaawo.
22Kubanga ndi mwavu era ali mu kwetaaga,
n’omutima gwange gunyolwa nnyo.
23109:23 Zab 102:11Sikyaliwo, ndi ng’ekisiikirize eky’akawungeezi;
mmansuddwa eri ng’enzige.
24109:24 Beb 12:12Amaviivi gange ganafuye olw’okusiiba;
omubiri gwange gukozze ne guggwaamu ensa.
25109:25 a Zab 22:6 b Mat 27:39; Mak 15:29Abandoopaloopa bansekerera;
bwe bandaba nga banyeenyeza omutwe.
26109:26 Zab 119:86Mbeera, Ayi Mukama Katonda wange!
Ondokole ng’okwagala kwo okutaggwaawo bwe kuli.
27109:27 Yob 37:7Baleke bategeere nti ggwe okikoze,
n’omukono gwo Ayi Mukama.
28109:28 a 2Sa 16:12 b Is 65:14Balikoma, naye ggwe olimpa omukisa!
Leka abannumbagana baswale,
naye nze omuddu wo nga nsanyuka!
29109:29 Zab 35:26; 132:18Abandoopa baswazibwe,
n’ensonyi zaabwe zibabuzeeko obwekyusizo.
30109:30 Zab 35:18; 111:1Nneebazanga Mukama n’akamwa kange;
nnaamutenderezanga wakati mu kibiina ekinene.
31109:31 Zab 16:8; 73:23; 121:5Kubanga alwanirira omunaku ali mu kwetaaga,
n’amuwonya abo abaagala afe.
