Psalms 109:1-3,8
Psalms 109:1-5 The Message (MSG)
My God, don’t turn a deaf ear to my hallelujah prayer. Liars are pouring out invective on me; Their lying tongues are like a pack of dogs out to get me, barking their hate, nipping my heels—and for no reason! I loved them and now they slander me—yes, me!— and treat my prayer like a crime; They return my good with evil, they return my love with hate.
Psalms 109:6-20 The Message (MSG)
Send the Evil One to accuse my accusing judge; dispatch Satan to prosecute him. When he’s judged, let the verdict be “Guilty,” and when he prays, let his prayer turn to sin. Give him a short life, and give his job to somebody else. Make orphans of his children, dress his wife in widow’s black; Turn his children into begging street urchins, evicted from their homes—homeless. May the bank foreclose and wipe him out, and strangers, like vultures, pick him clean. May there be no one around to help him out, no one willing to give his orphans a break. Chop down his family tree so that nobody even remembers his name. But erect a memorial to the sin of his father, and make sure his mother’s name is there, too— Their sins recorded forever before GOD, but they themselves sunk in oblivion. That’s all he deserves since he was never once kind, hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves. Since he loved cursing so much, let curses rain down; Since he had no taste for blessing, let blessings flee far from him. He dressed up in curses like a fine suit of clothes; he drank curses, took his baths in curses. So give him a gift—a costume of curses; he can wear curses every day of the week! That’s what they’ll get, those out to get me— an avalanche of just deserts from GOD.
Psalms 109:1-3 King James Version (KJV)
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. They compassed me about also with words of hatred; And fought against me without a cause.
Psalm 109:8 King James Version (KJV)
Let his days be few; And let another take his office.
Psalms 109:1-3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
O God of my praise, Do not be silent! For they have opened the wicked and deceitful mouth against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without cause.
Psalms 109:8 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Let his days be few; Let another take his office.
Psalms 109:1-3 New Century Version (NCV)
God, I praise you. Do not be silent. Wicked people and liars have spoken against me; they have told lies about me. They have said hateful things about me and attack me for no reason.
Psalms 109:8 New Century Version (NCV)
Let his life be cut short, and let another man replace him as leader.
Psalms 109:1-3 American Standard Version (ASV)
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 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. They have compassed me about also with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.
Psalms 109:8 American Standard Version (ASV)
Let his days be few; And let another take his office.
Psalms 109:1-3 New International Version (NIV)
My God, whom I praise, do not remain silent, for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues. With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause.
Psalms 109:8 New International Version (NIV)
May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership.
Psalms 109:1-3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Do not keep silent, O God of my praise! For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful Have opened against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And fought against me without a cause.
Psalms 109:8 New King James Version (NKJV)
Let his days be few, And let another take his office.
Psalms 109:1-3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
O God of my praise! Do not keep silent, For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, And have fought against me without a cause.
Psalms 109:8 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Let his days be few; And let another take his office. [Acts 1:20]
Psalms 109:1-3 New Living Translation (NLT)
O God, whom I praise, don’t stand silent and aloof while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me. They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason.
Psalms 109:8 New Living Translation (NLT)
Let his years be few; let someone else take his position.
Psalms 109:1-3 The Passion Translation (TPT)
God of all my praise, don’t stand silently by, aloof to my pain, while the wicked slander me with their lies. Even right in front of my face they lie through their teeth. I’ve done nothing to them, but they still surround me with their venomous words of hatred and vitriol.
Psalms 109:8 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Shorten his life and let another replace him!