Verse 4
Psalms 109:4
Young's Literal Translation
4
For my love they oppose me, and I -- prayer!
Original Language Text
hebrew
תַּֽחַת אַהֲבָתִ֥/י יִשְׂטְנ֗וּ/נִי וַ/אֲנִ֥י תְפִלָּֽה
English Translation
Because of my love, they hate me, and I am prayer.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 109 Context
1
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O God (Elohim) 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...
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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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6
Appoint Thou over him the wicked, And an adversary standeth at his right hand.
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7
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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9
His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow.
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10
And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.
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11
An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour.
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12
He hath none to extend kindness, Nor is there one showing favour to his orphans.
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13
His posterity is for cutting off, In another generation is their name blotted out.
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14
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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16
Because that he hath not remembered to do kindness, And pursueth the poor man and needy, And the smi...
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And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far fro...
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18
And he putteth on reviling as his robe, And it cometh in as water into his midst, And as oil into hi...
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19
It is to him as apparel -- he covereth himself, And for a continual girdle he girdeth it on.
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20
This [is] the wage of mine accusers from Jehovah, And of those speaking evil against my soul.
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21
And Thou, O Jehovah Lord, Deal with me for Thy name's sake, Because Thy kindness [is] good, deliver...
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For I [am] poor and needy, And my heart hath been pierced in my midst.
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23
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 (Elohim), Save me, according to Thy kindness.
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And they know that this [is] Thy hand, Thou, O Jehovah, Thou hast done it.
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28
They revile, and Thou dost bless, They have risen, and are ashamed, And Thy servant doth rejoice.
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29
Mine accusers put on blushing, and are covered, As an upper robe [is] their shame.
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30
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.
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