“Hold not thy peace, O God, of my praise.”
Psalms 109
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Chuck Smith28
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Carter Conlon7
KB
Ken Baird6
DW
David Wilkerson3
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Michael Koulianos2
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Keith Daniel2
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Willie Mullan2
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Tim Conway1
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Don Wilkerson1
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Don Courville1
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1O God of my praise, be not silent.
“Hold Not Thy Peace, O God of My Praise,”
“Do not keep silent, O God, of my praise.”
2For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.
“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 open against me. They have spoken against me with a lying tongue.”
3They surround me with hateful words and attack me without cause.
“they compassed me about also with words of hatred, and they fought against me without a cause.”
“They have also surrounded me with words of hatred and fought against me without a cause.”
“They compassed me about with words of hatred and fought against me without a cause.”
4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
“For my love, they are my adversaries, but I give myself unto prayer.”
“For my love, they are my adversaries, but I give myself unto prayer.”
“in return for my love. They are my adversaries. But I give myself to prayer.”
5They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
“And they have rewarded me evil for good and hatred for my love.”
“They have rewarded me evil for good and hatred for my love.”
6Set over him a wicked man; let an accuser stand at his right hand.
“Appoint a wicked man over him, and let an accuser stand at his right hand.”
7When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayer be regarded as sin.
“When he shall be judged, let him be condemned and let his prayer become sin.”
“When he is judged, let him come forth guilty, and let his prayer become”
8May his days be few; may another take his position.
“Let his days be few and let another take his office.”
“May his days be few. May another take his office.”
“Let his days be due, and let another take his office.”
9May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
“Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.”
“Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.”
10May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
“let his children be continually vagabonds and vague, let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places,”
11May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
“let the extortioner catch all that he hath, and let the strangers spoil his labor,”
12May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.
“let there be none to extend mercy unto him, neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children,”
13May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
“let his posterity be cut off, and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.”
14May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
“Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord. And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.”
15May their sins always remain before the LORD, 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.”
“let them be before the Lord continually that he may cut off his memory from the earth.”
16For he never thought to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and brokenhearted, even to their death.
“Because that he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the poor and the needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.”
“Because that he remembered not to show mercy But persecuted the poor and needy man that he might even slay the broken heart broken in heart.”
17The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.
“as he loved cursing, so let it come to him. As he did not delight in blessings, so let it be far from him.”
18The cursing that he wore like a coat, may it soak into his body like water, and into his bones like oil.
“As he clothed himself with cursing, like 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 Into his bones”
19May it be like a robe wrapped about him, like a belt tied forever around him.
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20May this be the LORD's reward to my accusers, to those who speak evil against me.
“Let this be the reward of my adversaries from the Lord and of them that speak evil against my soul.".”
21But You, O GOD, the Lord, deal kindly with me for the sake of Your name; deliver me by the goodness of Your loving devotion.
“but do thou for me O God The Lord for thy name's sake because thy mercy is good deliver thou me”
“But do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake, because thy mercy. Is good, deliver me.”
“Do thou for me, O God the Lord, for thy name's sake, and because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me”
22For I am poor and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
“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.”
“For I am poor and needy, my heart is wounded within me.”
“For I am poor and needy, my heart is wounded within me.”
23I am fading away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
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24My knees are weak from fasting, and my body grows lean and gaunt.
“my knees are weak through fasting and my flesh faileth of fatness.”
“My knees are weak through fasting, and my flesh faileth of fatness.”
“my knees are weak through fasting and my flesh failures of sadness”
“my knees are weak through fasting. My body has become lean with no fat.”
25I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.
“I became also a reproach unto them. When they looked upon me, they shaked their heads.”
26Help me, O LORD my God; save me according to Your loving devotion.
“Help me, O Lord, my God, O save me according to thy mercy,”
“Help me, O Lord my God. O save me according to thy mercy,”
27Let them know that this is Your hand, that You, O LORD, have done it.
“that they may know that this is thy hand, that thou, Lord, hast done it.”
“that they may know that this is thy hand, that thou, Lord, hast done it.”
“that they may know that this is thy hand, that thou, Lord, hast done it.”
28Though they curse, You will bless. When they rise up, they will be put to shame, but Your servant will rejoice.
“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.”
29May my accusers be clothed with disgrace; may they wear their shame like a robe.
“Let my adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion as with a mantle.”
“Let my adversaries be clothed with shame and let them cover themselves with their own confusion as with a mantle.”
“Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame. Let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.”
30With my mouth I will thank the LORD profusely; I will praise Him in the presence of many.
“I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth. Yea, I will praise him among the multitude,”
“I will greatly praise the Lord with my mouth. Yea, I will praise him among the multitude.”
31For He stands at the right hand of the needy one, to save him from the condemners of his soul.
“for he shall stand at the right hand of the poor to save him from those that condemn his soul.”
“for he shall stand at the right hand of the poor to save him from those that condemn his soul.”