Psalms 109:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 109:1

1 Do^a not keep silent,
O God of my praise!

2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of the deceitful
Have opened against me;
They have spoken against me with a ^alying tongue.

3 They have also surrounded me with words of hatred,
And fought against me ^awithout a cause.

4 In return for my love they are my accusers,
But I give myself to prayer.

5 Thus ^athey have rewarded me evil for good,
And hatred for my love.

6 Set a wicked man over him,
And let ^aan accuser stand at his right hand.

7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
And ^alet his prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be ^afew,
And ^blet another take his office.

9 ^aLet his children be fatherless,
And his wife a widow.

10 Let his children¹ continually be vagabonds, and beg;
Let them¹ seek their bread also from their desolate places.

11 ^aLet the creditor seize all that he has,
And let strangers plunder his labor.

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

13 ^aLet his¹ posterity be cut off,
And in the generation following let their ^bname be blotted out.

14 ^aLet the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
And let not the sin of his mother ^bbe blotted out.

15 Let them be continually before the Lord,
That He may ^acut 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 ^abroken in heart.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 109:1

American Standard Version
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

Amplified® Bible
O GOD of my praise! Keep not silence,

Contemporary English Version
(A psalm by David for the music leader.) I praise you, God! Don't keep silent.

Darby English Version
{To the chief Musician. Of David. A Psalm.} O God of my praise, be not silent:

Good News Bible
I praise you, God; don't remain silent!

King James Version
Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

New American Standard Bible
O God of my praise, Do not be silent!

New International Version
O God, whom I praise,
do not remain silent,

New King James Version
Do not keep silent,
O God of my praise!

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
O God of my praise, Do not remain silent!

Revised Standard Version
To the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Be not silent, O God of my praise!

Young's Literal Translation
To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O God of my praise, be not silent,

New English Translation
O God whom I praise, do not ignore me!¹