The Psalms of David in meeter: newly translated, and diligently compared with the originall text, and former translations, more plaine, smooth, and agreeable to the text, then any heretofore. ; Allowed by the authority of the General Assembly of the Kirk of Scotland, and appointed to be sung in congregations and families.

PSAL. CIX. To the chief musician, A Psalm of David. (Book 109)

O thou the God of all my praise, do thou not hold thy peace: For mouths of wicked men, to speakLine 2 against me, do not cease; The mouths of vile deceitfull men against me opened be: And with a false and lying tongue they have accused me.

They did beset me round aboutLine 3 with words of hatefull spight: And, though to them no cause I gave, against me they did fight. They for my love became my foes,Line 4 but I me set to pray. Evil for good, hatred for loveLine 5 to me they did repay.

Set thou the wicked over him,Line 6 and upon his right hand Give thou his greatest enemy, ev'n Satan, leave to stand. And when by thee he shall be judg'd,Line 7 let him condemned be; And let his pray'r be turn'd to sin, when he shall call on thee.

Few be his dayes, and in his roomLine 8 his charge another take. His children let be fotherlesse,Line 9 his wife a widow make. His children let be vagabonds,Line 10 and beg continually; And from their places desolate seek bread for their supply.

Let covetous extortionersLine 11 catch all he hath away: Of all for which he labour'd hath let strangers make a prey. Let there be none to pity him,Line 12 let there be none at all That on his children fatherlesse will let his mercy fall.

Let his posterity from earthLine 13 cut off for ever be, And in the following age their name be blotted out by thee. Let God his fathers wickednesseLine 14 still to remembrance call; And never let his mothers sin he blotted out at all.

But let them all before the LordLine 15 appear continually, That He may wholly from the earth cut off their memory. Because he mercy minded not,Line 16 but persecuted still The poor and needy, that he might the broken-hearted kill.

As he in cursing pleasure took,Line 17 so let it to him fall; As he delighted not to blesse, so blesse him not at all. As cursing he like clothes put on,Line 18 into his bowels so Like water, and into his bones like oyl down let it go.

Like to that garment let it beLine 19 which doth himself aray, And for a girdle wherewith he is girt about alway. From God let his be their rewardLine 20 that enemies are to me, And their reward, that speak against my soul maliciously.

But do thou, for thine own Names sake,Line 21 O God the Lord, for me: Sith good and sweet they mercy is, from trouble set me free. For I am poor and indigent,Line 22 afflicted sore am I, My heart within me also is wounded exceedingly.

I passe like a declining shade.Line 23 am like the locust tost. My knees through fasting weakned are,Line 24 my flesh hath fatnesse lost. I also am a vile reproachLine 25 unto them made to be: And they that did upon me look did shake their heads at me.

O do thou help and succour me,Line 26 who art my God and Lord: And, for thy tender mercies sake, safety to me afford. That thereby they may know, that thisLine 27 is thy Almighty hand, And that thou, Lord, hast done the same they may well understand.

Although they curse with spite, yet, Lord,Line 28 blesse thou with loving voice: Let them asham'd be, when they rise: thy servant let rejoice. Let thou mine adversaries allLine 29 with shame be cloathed over, And let their own confusion them, as a mantle, cover.

But as for me, I with my mouthLine 30 will greatly praise the Lord; And I among the multitude His praises will record. For He shall stand at his right handLine 31 who is in povertie, To save him from all those that would condemn his soul to die.