Verse 25
Psalms 109:25
Bible in Basic English
25
As for me, they make sport of me; shaking their heads when they see me.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/אֲנִ֤י הָיִ֣יתִי חֶרְפָּ֣ה לָ/הֶ֑ם יִ֝רְא֗וּ/נִי יְנִיע֥וּ/ן רֹאשָֽׁ/ם
English Translation
And I was a disgrace to them; they will see me and will shake their heads.
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Chapter 109 Context
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<To the chief music-maker. Of David. A Psalm.> God (Elohim) of my praise, let my prayer be answered;
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For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against m...
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Words of hate are round about me; they have made war against me without cause.
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For my love they give me back hate; but I have given myself to prayer.
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They have put on me evil for good; hate in exchange for my love.
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Put an evil man over him; and let one be placed at his right hand to say evil of him.
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When he is judged, let the decision go against him; and may his prayer become sin.
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Let his life be short; let another take his position of authority.
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Let his children have no father, and his wife be made a widow.
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Let his children be wanderers, looking to others for their food; let them be sent away from the comp...
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Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.
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Let no man have pity on him, or give help to his children when he is dead.
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Let his seed be cut off; in the coming generation let their name go out of memory.
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14
Let the Lord keep in mind the wrongdoing of his fathers; and may the sin of his mother have no forgi...
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Let them be ever before the eyes of the Lord, so that the memory of them may be cut off from the ear...
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Because he had no mercy, but was cruel to the low and the poor, designing the death of the broken-he...
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As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it...
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He put on cursing like a robe, and it has come into his body like water, and into his bones like oil...
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Let it be to him as a robe which he puts on, let it be like a band which is round him at all times.
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Let this be the reward given to my haters from the Lord, and to those who say evil of my soul.
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But, O Lord God (Elohim), give me your help, because of your name; take me out of danger, because yo...
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For I am poor and in need, and my heart is wounded in me.
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I am gone like the shade when it is stretched out: I am forced out of my place like a locust.
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My knees are feeble for need of food; there is no fat on my bones.
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As for me, they make sport of me; shaking their heads when they see me.
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Give me help, O Lord my God (Elohim); in your mercy be my saviour;
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So that they may see that it is the work of your hand; that you, Lord, have done it.
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They may give curses but you give blessing; when they come up against me, put them to shame; but let...
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Let my haters be clothed with shame, covering themselves with shame as with a robe.
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I will give the Lord great praise with my mouth; yes, I will give praise to him among all the people...
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For he is ever at the right hand of the poor, to take him out of the hands of those who go after his...
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