Psalm 109:1-31 CEB

[1] God of my praise, don’t keep quiet, [2] because the mouths of wicked liars have opened up against me, talking about me with lying tongues. [3] Hateful words surround me; they attack me for no reason. [4] Instead of returning my love, they accuse me—but I am at prayer. [5] They repay me evil for good, hatred in return for my love. [6] “Appoint a wicked person to be against this person,” they say, “an accuser to stand right next to him. [7] When the sentence is passed, let him be found guilty—let his prayer be found sinful! [8] Let his days be few; let someone else assume his position. [9] Let his children become orphans; let his wife turn into a widow. [10] Let his children wander aimlessly, begging, driven out of their ruined homes. [11] Let a creditor seize everything he owns; let strangers plunder his wealth. [12] Let no one extend faithful love to him; let no one have mercy on his orphans. [13] Let his descendants be eliminated; let their names be wiped out in just one generation! [14] Let his father’s wrongdoing be remembered before the LORD; let his mother’s sin never be wiped out. [15] Let them be before the LORD always, and let God eliminate the very memory of them from the land. [16] All because this person didn’t remember to demonstrate faithful love, but chased after the poor and needy—even the brokenhearted—with deadly intent! [17] Since he loved to curse, let it come back on him! Since he didn’t care much for blessing, let it be far away from him! [18] Since he wore curses like a coat, let them seep inside him like water, seep into his bones like oil! [19] Let them be like the clothes he wears, like a belt that is always around him.” [20] But let all that be the reward my accusers get from the LORD, the reward for those who speak evil against me! [21] But you, LORD, my Lord!—act on my behalf for the sake of your name; deliver me because your faithful love is so good; [22] because I am poor and needy, and my heart is broken. [23] Like a lengthening shadow, I’m passing away; I’m shaken off, like some locust. [24] My legs are weak from fasting; my body is skin and bones. [25] I’ve become a joke to my accusers; when they see me, they just shake their heads. [26] Help me, LORD my God! Save me according to your faithful love! [27] And let them know that this is by your hand—that you have done it, LORD! [28] Let them curse—but you, bless me! If they rise up, let them be disgraced, but let your servant celebrate! [29] Let my accusers be dressed in shame; let them wear their disgrace like a coat. [30] But I will give great thanks to the LORD with my mouth; among a great crowd I will praise God! [31] Because God stands right next to the needy, to save them from any who would condemn them.