Psalms Chapter 109
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asv (asv) - eBible.org engASV USFM
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Man that is in honor, and understandeth not,
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Is like the beasts that perish.
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A Psalm of Asaph.
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The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, hath spoken,
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And called the earth from the rising of the sun unto the going down thereof.
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Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty,
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God hath shined forth.
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Our God cometh, and doth not keep silence:
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A fire devoureth before him,
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And it is very tempestuous round about him.
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He calleth to the heavens above,
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And to the earth, that he may judge his people:
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Gather my saints together unto me,
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Those that have made a covenant with me by sacrifice.
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And the heavens shall declare his righteousness;
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For God is judge himself.
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[Selah
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Hear, O my people, and I will speak;
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O Israel, and I will testify unto thee:
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I am God,
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even thy God.
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I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices;
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And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me.
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I will take no bullock out of thy house,
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Nor he-goats out of thy folds.
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For every beast of the forest is mine,
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And the cattle upon a thousand hills.
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I know all the birds of the mountains;
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And the wild beasts of the field are mine.
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If I were hungry, I would not tell thee;
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For the world is mine, and the fulness thereof.
darby (darby) - eBible.org Darby 1890 plaintext
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OGod of my praise, be not silent:
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For the mouth of the wicked [man] and the mouth of deceit are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue,
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And with words of hatred have they encompassed me; and they fight against me without a cause.
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For my love they are mine adversaries; but I [give myself unto] prayer.
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And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
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Set a wicked [man] over him, and let [the] adversary stand at his right hand;
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When he shall be judged, let him go out guilty, and let his prayer become sin;
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Let his days be few, let another take his office;
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Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow;
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Let his sons be vagabonds and beg, and let them seek [their bread] far from their desolate places;
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Let the usurer cast the net over all that he hath, and let strangers despoil his labour;
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Let there be none to extend kindness unto him, neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children;
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Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out:
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Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out;
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Let them be before Jehovah continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth:
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Because he remembered not to shew kindness, but persecuted the afflicted and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay him.
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And he loved cursing; so let it come unto him. And he delighted not in blessing; and let it be far from him.
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And he clothed himself with cursing like his vestment; so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones;
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Let it be unto him as a garment with which he covereth himself, and for a girdle wherewith he is constantly girded.
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Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
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But do thou for me, Jehovah, Lord, for thy name's sake; because thy loving-kindness is good, deliver me:
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For I am afflicted and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
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I am gone like a shadow when it lengtheneth; I am tossed about like the locust;
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My knees are failing through fasting, and my flesh hath lost its fatness;
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And I am become a reproach unto them; [when] they look upon me they shake their heads.
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Help me, Jehovah myGod; save me according to thy loving-kindness:
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That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, Jehovah, hast done it.
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Let them curse, but bless thou; when they rise up, let them be ashamed, and let thy servant rejoice.
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Let mine adversaries be clothed with confusion, and let them cover themselves with their shame as with a mantle.
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I will greatly celebrate Jehovah with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
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For he standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those that judge his soul.
lxxbrent (lxxbrent) - Septuagint (Brenton 1851) eBible USFM
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A Psalm of David. The Lord said to my Lord, Sit thou on my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
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The Lord shall send out a rod of power for thee out of Sion: rule thou in the midst of thine enemies.
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With thee is dominion in the day of thy power, in the splendours of thy saints: I have begotten thee from the womb before the morning.
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The Lord sware, and will not repent, Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchisedec.
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The Lord at thy right hand has dashed in pieces kings in the day of his wrath.
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He shall judge among the nations, he shall fill up [the number of] corpses, he shall crush the heads of many on the earth.
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He shall drink of the brook in the way; therefore shall he lift up the head.
vul1914 (vul1914) - Vulgate 1914 UTF-8 (sacredbible.org)
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Psalmus David. Dixit Dominus Domino meo: Sede a dextris meis: Donec ponam inimicos tuos, scabellum pedum tuorum.
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Virgam virtutis tuæ emittet Dominus ex Sion: dominare in medio inimicorum tuorum.
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Tecum principium in die virtutis tuæ in splendoribus sanctorum: ex utero ante luciferum genui te.
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Iuravit Dominus, et non pœnitebit eum: Tu es sacerdos in æternum secundum ordinem Melchisedech.
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Dominus a dextris tuis, confregit in die iræ suæ reges.
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Iudicabit in nationibus, implebit ruinas: conquassabit capita in terra multorum.
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De torrente in via bibet: propterea exaltabit caput.
web (web) - WorldEnglish.Bible — CC0 modern update of ASV
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For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. God of my praise, don’t remain silent,
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for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
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They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.
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In return for my love, they are my adversaries; but I am in prayer.
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They have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
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Set a wicked man over him. Let an adversary stand at his right hand.
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When he is judged, let him come out guilty. Let his prayer be turned into sin.
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Let his days be few. Let another take his office.
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Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
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Let his children be wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins.
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Let the creditor seize all that he has. Let strangers plunder the fruit of his labor.
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Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children.
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Let his posterity be cut off. In the generation following let their name be blotted out.
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Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the LORD. Don’t let the sin of his mother be blotted out.
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Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off their memory from the earth;
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because he didn’t remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.
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Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.
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He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment. It came into his inward parts like water, like oil into his bones.
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Let it be to him as the clothing with which he covers himself, for the belt that is always around him.
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This is the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, of those who speak evil against my soul.
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But deal with me, GOD the Lord, for your name’s sake, because your loving kindness is good, deliver me;
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for I am poor and needy. My heart is wounded within me.
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I fade away like an evening shadow. I am shaken off like a locust.
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My knees are weak through fasting. My body is thin and lacks fat.
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I have also become a reproach to them. When they see me, they shake their head.
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Help me, LORD, my God. Save me according to your loving kindness;
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that they may know that this is your hand; that you, LORD, have done it.
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They may curse, but you bless. When they arise, they will be shamed, but your servant shall rejoice.
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Let my adversaries be clothed with dishonor. Let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.
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I will give great thanks to the LORD with my mouth. Yes, I will praise him among the multitude.
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For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, to save him from those who judge his soul.
ylt (ylt) - Bible.com YLT98 plain UTF-8
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To the Overseer. --A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,
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For the mouth of wickedness, and the mouth of deceit, Against me they have opened, They have spoken with me--A tongue of falsehood, and words of hatred!
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They have compassed me about, And they fight me without cause.
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For my love they oppose me, and I--prayer!
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And they set against me evil for good, And hatred for my love.
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Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand.
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In his being judged, he goeth forth wicked, And his prayer is for sin.
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His days are few, his oversight another taketh,
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His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow.
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And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.
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An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour.
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He hath none to extend kindness, Nor is there one showing favour to his orphans.
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His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name blotted out.
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The iniquity of his fathers Is remembered unto Jehovah, And the sin of his mother is not blotted out.
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They are before Jehovah continually, And He cutteth off from earth their memorial.
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Because that he hath not remembered to do kindness, And pursueth the poor man and needy, And the smitten of heart--to slay,
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And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.
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And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into his bones.
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It is to him as apparel--he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.
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This <FI>is<Fi> the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.
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And Thou, O Jehovah Lord, Deal with me for Thy name's sake, Because Thy kindness <FI>is<Fi> good, deliver me.
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For I <FI>am<Fi> poor and needy, And my heart hath been pierced in my midst.
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As a shadow when it is stretched out I have gone, I have been driven away as a locust.
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My knees have been feeble from fasting, And my flesh hath failed of fatness.
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And I--I have been a reproach to them, They see me, they shake their head.
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Help me, O Jehovah my God, Save me, according to Thy kindness.
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And they know that this <FI>is<Fi> Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast done it.
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They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.
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Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe <FI>is<Fi> their shame.
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I thank Jehovah greatly with my mouth, And in the midst of many I praise Him,
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For He standeth at the right hand of the needy, To save from those judging his soul.
Explanations by Age Level
Explain Like I'm 5
A long, long time ago, there was nothing at all - no earth, no sky, no animals, no people. It was all dark and empty. But God was there! God is so powerful that He can make anything just by speaking. So God said "Let there be light!" and BOOM! There was light everywhere! God saw that the light was beautiful and good. He called the light "day" and the darkness "night." This was the very first day when God started making our wonderful world!
Explain Like I'm 10
Before anything existed - no planets, stars, or life - God decided to create the universe. The earth started out as a dark, empty place covered with water. But God's Spirit was there, ready to bring order and beauty to everything. When God spoke and said "Let there be light," light immediately appeared because God's words have incredible power. God looked at the light and was pleased with what He had made. He organized time by separating light (day) from darkness (night), creating the first 24-hour period. This shows us that God is organized and purposeful in everything He does.
Explain Like I'm 15
Genesis 1:1-5 establishes fundamental theological truths about God and creation. The Hebrew word "bara" (created) indicates creation from nothing (ex nihilo), demonstrating God's absolute sovereignty and power. The phrase "without form and void" (tohu wa-bohu) describes a state of chaos that God transforms into order. The Spirit of God "hovering" or "brooding" over the waters suggests active, caring involvement in creation. The creation of light before the sun (created on day 4) indicates that God Himself is the ultimate source of light and energy. The establishment of day and night creates the framework of time, showing that God operates within orderly patterns while transcending them. This passage refutes both atheistic materialism and pantheism, establishing that God is both transcendent (separate from creation) and immanent (actively involved in it).