Psalm 109:1-31 CEV

[1] I praise you, God! Don't keep silent. [2] Destructive and deceitful lies are told about me, [3] and hateful things are said for no reason. [4] I had pity and prayed for my enemies, but their words to me were harsh and cruel. [5] For being friendly and kind, they paid me back with meanness and hatred. [6] My enemies said, "Find some worthless fools to accuse him of a crime. [7] Try him and find him guilty! Consider his prayers a lie. [8] Cut his life short and let someone else have his job. [9] Make orphans of his children and a widow of his wife; [10] make his children beg for food and live in the slums. [11] "Let the people he owes take everything he owns. Give it all to strangers. [12] Don't let anyone be kind to him or have pity on the children he leaves behind. [13] Bring an end to his family, and from now on let him be a forgotten man. [14] "Don't let the LORD forgive the sins of his parents and his ancestors. [15] Don't let the LORD forget the sins of his family, or let anyone remember his family ever lived. [16] He was so cruel to the poor, homeless, and discouraged that they died young. [17] "He cursed others. Now place a curse on him! He never wished others well. Wish only trouble for him! [18] He cursed others more often than he dressed himself. Let his curses strike him deep, just as water and olive oil soak through to our bones. [19] Let his curses surround him, just like the clothes he wears each day." [20] Those are the cruel things my enemies wish for me. Let it all happen to them! [21] Be true to your name, LORD God! Show your great kindness and rescue me. [22] I am poor and helpless, and I have lost all hope. [23] I am fading away like an evening shadow; I am tossed aside like a crawling insect. [24] I have gone without eating, until my knees are weak, and my body is bony. [25] When my enemies see me, they say cruel things and shake their heads. [26] Please help me, LORD God! Come and save me because of your love. [27] Let others know that you alone have saved me. [28] I don't care if they curse me, as long as you bless me. You will make my enemies fail when they attack, and you will make me glad to be your servant. [29] You will cover them with shame, just as their bodies are covered with clothes. [30] I will sing your praises and thank you, LORD, when your people meet. [31] You help everyone in need, and you defend them when they are on trial.