1 Do not remain silent, O God of my praise;

Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me; they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful are opened against me: they have spoken against me with a lying tongue.

3 They surrounded me with words of hatred and fought against me without cause.

They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.

4 In return for my love they are my adversaries, but I give myself to prayer.

For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.

5 They have repaid me evil for good and hatred for my love.

And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.

6 Set a wicked man over him, and let Satan stand at his right hand.

Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.

7 When he is judged, let him be condemned, and let his prayer become sin.

When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be few, and let another take his office.

Let his days be few; and let another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

10 Let his children be continually wanderers and beg; let them seek their bread also from their desolate places.

Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

11 Let the extortioner seize all that he has, and let strangers plunder his labor.

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

12 Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.

Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off; in the following generation let their name be blotted out.

Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered by the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be wiped out.

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off their memory from the earth.

Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

16 Because he did not remember to show mercy but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the brokenhearted.

Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

17 As he loved cursing, so let it come to him; as he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.

As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with a garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones.

19 Let it be to him as the garment that covers him, and as a belt with which he is girded continually.

Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

20 Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the LORD, and of those who speak evil against my soul.

Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

21 But deal with me for your name’s sake, O GOD the Lord, because your mercy is good, deliver me.

But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.

22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.

23 I am gone like a shadow when it declines; I am tossed up and down like the locust.

I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.

24 My knees are weak through fasting, and my flesh is lean of fatness.

My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.

25 I also have become a reproach to them; when they look upon me, they shake their heads.

I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.

26 Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to your mercy,

Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:

27 That they may know that this is your hand, that you, LORD, have done it.

That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.

28 Let them curse, but you bless; when they arise, let them be ashamed, but let your servant rejoice.

Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.

29 Let my adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a cloak.

Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.

30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; indeed, I will praise him among the multitude.

I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those who condemn his soul.

For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.