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.
Salmo 109
Al director musical. Salmo de David.
1Oh Dios, a quien alabo,
no guardes silencio.
2Pues gente malvada y mentirosa
ha declarado en mi contra
y con lengua engañosa me difaman;
3con expresiones de odio me rodean
y sin razón alguna me atacan.
4Mi amor me lo pagan con calumnias,
mientras yo permanezco en oración.
5Mi bondad la pagan con maldad;
me dan odio a cambio de mi amor.
6Pon en su contra a un malvado;
que a su derecha esté su acusador.109:6 esté su acusador. Alt. esté Satán o adversario.
7Que resulte culpable al ser juzgado
y que su oración sea considerada pecado.
8Que se acorten sus días
y que otro se haga cargo de su oficio.
9Que se queden huérfanos sus hijos
y se quede viuda su esposa.
10Que anden sus hijos vagando y mendigando;
que anden rebuscando entre las ruinas.
11Que un acreedor se apodere de todos sus bienes;
que gente extraña saquee sus posesiones.
12Que nadie le extienda su bondad;
que nadie se compadezca de sus huérfanos.
13Que sea exterminada su descendencia;
que desaparezca su nombre en la próxima generación.
14Que recuerde el Señor la iniquidad de sus antepasados
y no se olvide del pecado de su madre.
15Que el Señor los tenga siempre presentes
y que borre de la tierra su memoria.
16Por cuanto se olvidó de hacer el bien
y persiguió hasta la muerte
al pobre, al necesitado y al descorazonado;
17ya que le encantaba maldecir:
¡que caiga sobre él la maldición!
Por cuanto no se complacía en bendecir:
¡que se aleje de él la bendición!
18Por cuanto se cubrió de maldición
como quien se pone un vestido,
¡que esta se filtre en su cuerpo como el agua!,
¡que penetre en sus huesos como el aceite!
19¡Que lo envuelva como un manto!
¡Que lo apriete en todo tiempo como un cinto!
20¡Que así les pague el Señor a mis acusadores,
a los que me calumnian!
21Pero tú, Señor Soberano,
trátame bien por causa de tu nombre;
líbrame por tu bondad y gran amor.
22Ciertamente soy pobre y estoy necesitado;
y mi corazón ha sido traspasado.
23Me voy desvaneciendo como sombra vespertina;
soy sacudido como la langosta.
24De tanto ayunar me tiemblan las rodillas;
mi cuerpo ha perdido mucho peso.
25Soy para ellos motivo de burla;
me ven y menean la cabeza.
26Señor mi Dios, ¡ayúdame!;
por tu gran amor, ¡sálvame!
27Que sepan que esta es tu mano;
que tú mismo, Señor, lo has hecho.
28¿Qué importa que ellos me maldigan?
¡Bendíceme tú!
Pueden atacarme, pero quedarán avergonzados;
en cambio, este siervo tuyo se alegrará.
29¡Que mis acusadores queden cubiertos de deshonra,
envueltos en un manto de vergüenza!
30Por mi parte, daré muchas gracias al Señor;
lo alabaré en medio de una gran multitud.
31Porque él aboga por el109:31 aboga por el. Lit. está de pie a la diestra del. necesitado
para salvarlo de quienes lo condenan.
