Psalms 109
Help Me, O Lord My God
1 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. Evil: Jeremiah 9:3. Parallel theme: Psalms 31:13, 31:18, 52:4, 2 Samuel 17:1, Proverbs 6:17, 12:19, Jeremiah 9:5, Acts 6:13 +4
3 They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause. Parallel theme: Psalms 35:7, 69:4
4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. Love: 2 Corinthians 12:15. Prayer: Daniel 6:10. Parallel theme: Psalms 35:7, 35:12, 38:20, Luke 23:34, John 10:32 +2
5 And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love. Evil: Psalms 38:20, Genesis 44:4, Proverbs 17:13
6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. Evil: John 13:2. Parallel theme: Zechariah 3:1, Matthew 5:25, 27:4
7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. Prayer: Proverbs 15:8, 28:9, Isaiah 1:15. Parallel theme: Proverbs 21:27, Isaiah 66:3, Matthew 23:13, Romans 3:19, Galatians 3:10 +3
8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office. Parallel theme: Psalms 55:23
9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. Parallel theme: Exodus 22:24, Jeremiah 18:21, Lamentations 5:3
10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. Parallel theme: Psalms 37:25
11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. Parallel theme: Job 5:5
12 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; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out. Parallel theme: Psalms 37:28, Job 18:19, Proverbs 10:7
14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out. Sin: Exodus 20:5, Nehemiah 4:5, Jeremiah 18:23
15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart. Parallel theme: Psalms 34:18
17 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 like as with his garment, so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones. Parallel theme: Psalms 73:6, Numbers 5:22
19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually. Parallel theme: Psalms 109:29
20 Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty., and of them that speak evil against my soul.
21 But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name's sake: because thy mercyMercy: רַחֲמִים (Rachamim). The Hebrew rachamim (רַחֲמִים) derives from 'womb' (rechem), suggesting tender, maternal compassion. God's mercies are 'new every morning' (Lamentations 3:23), showing His compassionate nature. is good, deliver thou me. Grace: Psalms 86:5, 86:15. References Lord: Psalms 25:11. References God: Psalms 69:29. Good: Psalms 69:16. Parallel theme: Psalms 23:3, 31:3, 63:3, John 17:1 +4
22 For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. Parallel theme: Psalms 22:6, 40:17, 86:1, 102:4, 109:16, Job 6:4, Isaiah 53:3, Matthew 8:20, John 12:27, 2 Corinthians 8:9 +5
23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust. Parallel theme: Exodus 10:19
24 My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness. Parallel theme: Matthew 4:2, Hebrews 12:12
25 I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads. Parallel theme: Romans 15:3
26 Help me, O LORDLord: יְהוָה / אֲדֹנָי (YHWH / Adonai). When 'LORD' appears in small capitals, it represents the Tetragrammaton YHWH (יְהוָה), God's personal covenant name meaning 'I AM.' When 'Lord' appears normally, it's Adonai (אֲדֹנָי), meaning 'my Lord,' emphasizing sovereignty. my God: O save me according to thy mercy: Salvation: Psalms 69:13, Hebrews 5:7. Grace: Psalms 57:1. Parallel theme: Psalms 119:86
27 That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it. References Lord: Psalms 126:2, Exodus 8:19. Parallel theme: Job 37:7, Acts 4:16
28 Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice. Blessing: Psalms 109:17, Numbers 22:12, 23:20. Parallel theme: John 16:22, Hebrews 12:2
29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle. Parallel theme: Psalms 6:10, 35:26, 132:18, 140:9, Job 8:22, Jeremiah 20:11, Daniel 12:2, Micah 7:10 +3
30 I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude. Resurrection: Psalms 35:18, 111:1, 138:1, Hebrews 2:12
31 For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul. Salvation: Psalms 72:4. Parallel theme: Psalms 10:14, 16:8, 68:5, 73:23, 110:5, 121:5, 140:12, Ecclesiastes 5:8, Isaiah 54:17 +5