For the music director, a psalm of David.
109:1 O God whom I praise, do not ignore me!
109:2 For they say cruel and deceptive things to me;
they lie to me.
109:3 They surround me and say hateful things;
they attack me for no reason.
109:4 They repay my love with accusations,
but I continue to pray.
109:5 They repay me evil for good,
and hate for love.
109:6
May an accuser stand
109:7 When he is judged, he will be found
Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.
109:8 May his days be few!
May another take his job!
109:9 May his children
and his wife a widow!
109:10 May his children
asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!
109:11 May the creditor seize
May strangers loot his property!
109:12 May no one show him kindness!
May no one have compassion
109:13 May his descendants
May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!