Psalm 109:1-31 NLT

[1] O God, whom I praise, don't stand silent and aloof [2] while the wicked slander me and tell lies about me. [3] They surround me with hateful words and fight against me for no reason. [4] I love them, but they try to destroy me with accusations even as I am praying for them! [5] They repay evil for good, and hatred for my love. [6] They say, "Get an evil person to turn against him. Send an accuser to bring him to trial. [7] When his case comes up for judgment, let him be pronounced guilty. Count his prayers as sins. [8] Let his years be few; let someone else take his position. [9] May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow. [10] May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes. [11] May creditors seize his entire estate, and strangers take all he has earned. [12] Let no one be kind to him; let no one pity his fatherless children. [13] May all his offspring die. May his family name be blotted out in the next generation. [14] May the LORD never forget the sins of his fathers; may his mother's sins never be erased from the record. [15] May the LORD always remember these sins, and may his name disappear from human memory. [16] For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death. [17] He loved to curse others; now you curse him. He never blessed others; now don't you bless him. [18] Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing, or the water he drinks, or the rich food he eats. [19] Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing; may they be tied around him like a belt." [20] May those curses become the LORD's punishment for my accusers who speak evil of me. [21] But deal well with me, O Sovereign LORD, for the sake of your own reputation! Rescue me because you are so faithful and good. [22] For I am poor and needy, and my heart is full of pain. [23] I am fading like a shadow at dusk; I am brushed off like a locust. [24] My knees are weak from fasting, and I am skin and bones. [25] I am a joke to people everywhere; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn. [26] Help me, O LORD my God! Save me because of your unfailing love. [27] Let them see that this is your doing, that you yourself have done it, LORD. [28] Then let them curse me if they like, but you will bless me! When they attack me, they will be disgraced! But I, your servant, will go right on rejoicing! [29] May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may their humiliation cover them like a cloak. [30] But I will give repeated thanks to the LORD, praising him to everyone. [31] For he stands beside the needy, ready to save them from those who condemn them.