1O God of my praise,
2For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
3They surround me with hateful words
4In return for my love they accuse me,
5They repay me evil for good,
6Set over him a wicked man;
7When he is tried, let him be found guilty,
8May his days be few;
9May his children be fatherless
10May his children wander as beggars,
11May the creditor seize all he owns,
12May there be no one to extend kindness to him,
13May his descendants be cut off;
14May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD,
15May their sins always remain before the LORD,
16For he never thought to show kindness,
17The cursing that he loved,
18The cursing that he wore like a coat,
19May it be like a robe wrapped about him,
20May this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers,
21But You, O GOD, the Lord,
22For I am poor and needy;
23I am fading away like a lengthening shadow;
24My knees are weak from fasting,
25I am an object of scorn to my accusers;
26Help me, O LORD my God;
27Let them know that this is Your hand,
28Though they curse, You will bless.
29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace;
30With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely;
31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one,