Psalms — Chapter 109

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Psalms 109:1 ^RHold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

Ps 28:1; Ps 35:22-23

Psalms 109:2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth ^R^Tof the deceitful ^Tare opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

Ps 120:3; Prov 6:17

of deceit

have opened themselves

Psalms 109:3 They ^Rcompassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

Ps 17:11; Ps 22:12

Psalms 109:4 ^RFor my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

Ps 35:7,12; Ps 38:20

Psalms 109:5 And ^Rthey have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

Ps 35:7-12; Gen 44:4

Psalms 109:6 ^RSet thou a wicked man over him: and let ^TSatan stand at his right hand.

Matt 27:4

an adversary

Psalms 109:7 When he shall be judged, let him ^R^Tbe condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

Rom 3:19; Gal 3:10

go out guilty, or, wicked

Psalms 109:8 Let ^Rhis days be few; and let another take his ^Toffice.

Ps 55:23; Matt 27:5

charge

Psalms 109:9 ^RLet his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

Exod 22:24; Jer 18:21

Psalms 109:10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

Psalms 109:11 Let the ^Rextortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

Job 5:5; Job 18:9-19

Psalms 109:12 Let there be ^Rnone to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

Isa 27:11; Luke 6:38

Psalms 109:13 ^RLet his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

Ps 37:28; 1 Sam 2:31-33

Psalms 109:14 ^RLet the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Exod 20:5; Lev 26:39

Psalms 109:15 Let them be ^Rbefore the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

Ps 51:9; Ps 90:8

Psalms 109:16 Because that ^Rhe remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

2 Sam 17:1-2; Matt 5:7

Psalms 109:17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

Psalms 109:18 ^RAs he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come ^Tinto his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

Ps 73:6; Job 29:14

within him

Psalms 109:19 Let it be unto him ^Ras the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

Ps 109:18,29; Ps 35:26

Psalms 109:20 ^RLet this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

Ps 2:5-6,12; Ps 21:8-12

Psalms 109:21 ^RBut do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

Ps 25:11; Ps 31:3

Psalms 109:22 ^RFor I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

Ps 22:6; Ps 40:17

Psalms 109:23 I am ^Rgone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

Ps 102:11; Ps 144:4

Psalms 109:24 My ^Rknees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

Ps 22:14; Ps 35:13-14

Psalms 109:25 I became also ^Ra reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

Ps 31:11-13; Ps 35:15-16

Psalms 109:26 ^RHelp me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:

Ps 40:12; Ps 119:86

Psalms 109:27 That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.

Psalms 109:28 Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; ^Rbut let thy servant rejoice.

Isa 65:13-16; John 16:22

Psalms 109:29 Let mine adversaries ^Rbe clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

Ps 109:17-19; Ps 6:10

Psalms 109:30 I will ^Rgreatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

Ps 7:17; Ps 9:1

Psalms 109:31 ^RFor he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from ^Tthose that condemn his soul.

Ps 16:8; Ps 73:23

the judges of

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📖 What We’re Reading

Psalms 109:1–5 — Prayer amid undeserved hatred

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Lying and hatred answer the speaker’s love. He responds by giving himself to prayer, naming betrayal rather than pretending it is harmless.

Key Truth: Bring betrayal to God in prayer.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Psalms 109:6–20 — A severe appeal for judgment

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The harsh petitions seek judgment against merciless persecution of the vulnerable. They belong to a lament entrusted to God, not instructions for personal retaliation.

Key Truth: Leave judgment with God.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Psalms 109:21–31 — Mercy for the wounded servant

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The wounded, needy speaker asks for divine mercy and help. Praise anticipates God standing beside the poor against those condemning them.

Key Truth: God’s mercy is hope for the wounded.

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Related Scripture (KJV)

Romans 12:19 — Vengeance is entrusted to God.

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Reflect and Apply

How can prayer hold your pain without becoming revenge?

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