--- title: Psalms 109 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Psalms chapter 109 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: For the Leader. A Psalm of David. 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O God of my praise, keep not silence; - [109:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.2/) — כִּי פִי רָשָׁע וּֽפִי־מִרְמָה עָלַי פָּתָחוּ דִּבְּרוּ אִתִּי לְשׁוֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃ — For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me; they have spoken unto me with a lying tongue. - [109:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.3/) — וְדִבְרֵי שִׂנְאָה סְבָבוּנִי וַיִּֽלָּחֲמוּנִי חִנָּֽם׃ — They compassed me about also with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause. - [109:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.4/) — תַּֽחַת־אַהֲבָתִי יִשְׂטְנוּנִי וַאֲנִי תְפִלָּֽה׃ — In return for my love they are my adversaries; but I am all prayer. - [109:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.5/) — וַיָּשִׂימוּ עָלַי רָעָה תַּחַת טוֹבָה וְשִׂנְאָה תַּחַת אַהֲבָתִֽי׃ — And they have laid upon me evil for good, and hatred for my love: - [109:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.6/) — הַפְקֵד עָלָיו רָשָׁע וְשָׂטָן יַעֲמֹד עַל־יְמִינֽוֹ׃ — 'Set Thou a wicked man over him; and let an adversary stand at his right hand. - [109:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.7/) — בְּהִשָּׁפְטוֹ יֵצֵא רָשָׁע וּתְפִלָּתוֹ תִּהְיֶה לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃ — When he is judged, let him go forth condemned; and let his prayer be turned into sin. - [109:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.8/) — יִֽהְיֽוּ־יָמָיו מְעַטִּים פְּקֻדָּתוֹ יִקַּח אַחֵֽר׃ — Let his days be few; let another take his charge. - [109:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.9/) — יִֽהְיוּ־בָנָיו יְתוֹמִים וְאִשְׁתּוֹ אַלְמָנָֽה׃ — Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. - [109:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.10/) — וְנוֹעַ יָנוּעוּ בָנָיו וְשִׁאֵלוּ וְדָרְשׁוּ מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ — Let his children be vagabonds, and beg; and let them seek their bread out of their desolate places. - [109:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.11/) — יְנַקֵּשׁ נוֹשֶׁה לְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־לוֹ וְיָבֹזּוּ זָרִים יְגִיעֽוֹ׃ — Let the creditor distrain all that he hath; and let strangers make spoil of his labour. - [109:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.12/) — אַל־יְהִי־לוֹמֹשֵׁךְ חָסֶד וְֽאַל־יְהִי חוֹנֵן לִיתוֹמָֽיו׃ — Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; neither let there be any to be gracious unto his fatherless children. - [109:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.13/) — יְהִֽי־אַחֲרִיתוֹ לְהַכְרִית בְּדוֹר אַחֵר יִמַּח שְׁמָֽם׃ — Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out. - [109:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.14/) — יִזָּכֵר ׀ עֲוֺן אֲבֹתָיו אֶל־יְהוָה וְחַטַּאת אִמּוֹ אַל־תִּמָּֽח׃ — Let the iniquity of his fathers be brought to remembrance unto the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. - [109:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.15/) — יִהְיוּ נֶֽגֶד־יְהוָה תָּמִיד וְיַכְרֵת מֵאֶרֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃ — Let them be before the LORD continually, that He may cut off the memory of them from the earth. - [109:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.16/) — יַעַן אֲשֶׁר ׀ לֹא זָכַר עֲשׂוֹת חָסֶד וַיִּרְדֹּף אִישׁ־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן וְנִכְאֵה לֵבָב לְמוֹתֵֽת׃ — Because that he remembered not to do kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart he was ready to slay. - [109:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.17/) — וַיֶּאֱהַב קְלָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵהוּ וְֽלֹא־חָפֵץ בִּבְרָכָה וַתִּרְחַק מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ — Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him; and he delighted not in blessing, and it is far from him. - [109:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.18/) — וַיִּלְבַּשׁ קְלָלָה כְּמַדּוֹ וַתָּבֹא כַמַּיִם בְּקִרְבּוֹ וְכַשֶּׁמֶן בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃ — He clothed himself also with cursing as with his raiment, and it is come into his inward parts like water, and like oil into his bones. - [109:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.19/) — תְּהִי־לוֹכְּבֶגֶד יַעְטֶה וּלְמֵזַח תָּמִיד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃ — Let it be unto him as the garment which he putteth on, and for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.' - [109:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.20/) — זֹאת פְּעֻלַּת שֹׂטְנַי מֵאֵת יְהוָה וְהַדֹּבְרִים רָע עַל־נַפְשִֽׁי׃ — This would mine adversaries effect from the LORD, and they that speak evil against my soul. - [109:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.21/) — וְאַתָּה ׀ יְהוִה אֲדֹנָי עֲ‍ֽשֵׂה־אִתִּי לְמַעַן שְׁמֶךָ כִּי־טוֹב חַסְדְּךָ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃ — But Thou, O GOD the Lord, deal with me for Thy name's sake; because Thy mercy is good, deliver Thou me. - [109:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.22/) — כִּֽי־עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֹן אָנֹכִי וְלִבִּי חָלַל בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃ — For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. - [109:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.23/) — כְּצֵל־כִּנְטוֹתוֹ נֶהֱלָכְתִּי נִנְעַרְתִּי כָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃ — I am gone like the shadow when it lengtheneth; I am shaken off as the locust. - [109:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.24/) — בִּרְכַּי כָּשְׁלוּ מִצּוֹם וּבְשָׂרִי כָּחַשׁ מִשָּֽׁמֶן׃ — My knees totter through fasting; and my flesh is lean, and hath no fatness. - [109:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.25/) — וַאֲנִי ׀ הָיִיתִי חֶרְפָּה לָהֶם יִרְאוּנִי יְנִיעוּן רֹאשָֽׁם׃ — I am become also a taunt unto them; when they see me, they shake their head. - [109:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.26/) — עָזְרֵנִי יְהוָה אֱלֹהָי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי כְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃ — Help me, O LORD my God; O save me according to Thy mercy; - [109:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.27/) — וְֽיֵדְעוּ כִּי־יָדְךָ זֹּאת אַתָּה יְהוָה עֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃ — That they may know that this is Thy hand; that Thou, LORD, hast done it. - [109:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.28/) — יְקַֽלְלוּ־הֵמָּה וְאַתָּה תְבָרֵךְ קָמוּ ׀ וַיֵּבֹשׁוּ וְֽעַבְדְּךָ יִשְׂמָֽח׃ — Let them curse, but bless Thou; when they arise, they shall be put to shame, but Thy servant shall rejoice. - [109:29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.29/) — יִלְבְּשׁוּ שׂוֹטְנַי כְּלִמָּה וְיַעֲטוּ כַמְעִיל בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃ — Mine adversaries shall be clothed with confusion, and shall put on their own shame as a robe. - [109:30](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.30/) — אוֹדֶה יְהוָה מְאֹד בְּפִי וּבְתוֹךְ רַבִּים אֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃ — I will give great thanks unto the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise Him among the multitude; - [109:31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA.109.31/) — כִּֽי־יַעֲמֹד לִימִין אֶבְיוֹן לְהוֹשִׁיעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵי נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃ — Because He standeth at the right hand of the needy, to save him from them that judge his soul. - ← previous: [Psalms 108](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/108/) - next →: [Psalms 110](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/110/) - ↑ back to [Psalms](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/PSA/)