109 Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 2 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. 3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

they have spoken against me with lying tongues. they attack me without cause. but I am a man of prayer. and hatred for my friendship. let an accuser stand at his right hand. and may his prayers condemn him. may another take his place of leadership. and his wife a widow. may they be driven[a] from their ruined homes.

1 (To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.) Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 2 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. 3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 1 O God of my praise, be not silent. 2 For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues. 3 They surround me with hateful words . and attack me without cause. 4 In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. 5 They repay me evil for good, and hatred ...

O God of my praise! They have spoken against me with a lying tongue. And fought against me without a cause. But I give myself to prayer. And hatred for my love. And let an [a]accuser stand at his right hand. And let his prayer become sin. Andlet …

Psalms 109 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.

they have spoken against me with lying tongues. they attack me without cause. but I am a man of prayer. and hatred for my friendship. let an accuser stand at his right hand. and may his prayers condemn him. may another take his place of leadership. and his wife a widow. may they be driven from their ruined homes.

let an accuser stand at his right hand. and may his prayers condemn him. may another take his place of leadership. and his wife a widow. may they be driven a from their ruined homes. may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor. or take pity on his fatherless children. their names blotted out from the next generation.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. 1 Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise; 2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me:

Psalm 109, a psalm traditionally attributed to David, is a vivid plea for God's divine intervention against deceit and false accusations. It is a compelling chapter, rich with raw emotion, that demonstrates the reliance on God's justice when faced with the wickedness of mankind.