Christian prayer
Psalm 109
Psalm 109 from the Bible, with the original text and its meaning.
- 31 verses
- About 2 minutes to recite
- From the Bible
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- 1
לַ֭מְנַצֵּחַ לְדָוִ֣ד מִזְמ֑וֹר אֱלֹהֵ֥י תְ֝הִלָּתִ֗י אַֽל־תֶּחֱרַֽשׁ׃
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;
- 2
כִּ֤י פִ֪י רָשָׁ֡ע וּֽפִי־מִ֭רְמָה עָלַ֣י פָּתָ֑חוּ דִּבְּר֥וּ אִ֝תִּ֗י לְשׁ֣וֹן שָֽׁקֶר׃
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
וְדִבְרֵ֣י שִׂנְאָ֣ה סְבָב֑וּנִי וַיִּֽלָּחֲמ֥וּנִי חִנָּֽם׃
They compassed me about also with words of hatred; and fought against me without a cause.
- 4
תַּֽחַת־אַהֲבָתִ֥י יִשְׂטְנ֗וּנִי וַאֲנִ֥י תְפִלָּֽה׃
For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer.
- 5
וַיָּ֘שִׂ֤ימוּ עָלַ֣י רָ֭עָה תַּ֣חַת טוֹבָ֑ה וְ֝שִׂנְאָ֗ה תַּ֣חַת אַהֲבָתִֽי׃
And they have rewarded me evil for good, and hatred for my love.
- 6
הַפְקֵ֣ד עָלָ֣יו רָשָׁ֑ע וְ֝שָׂטָ֗ן יַעֲמֹ֥ד עַל־יְמִינֽוֹ׃
Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand.
- 7
בְּ֭הִשָּׁ֣פְטוֹ יֵצֵ֣א רָשָׁ֑ע וּ֝תְפִלָּת֗וֹ תִּהְיֶ֥ה לַֽחֲטָאָֽה׃
When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin.
- 8
יִֽהְיֽוּ־יָמָ֥יו מְעַטִּ֑ים פְּ֝קֻדָּת֗וֹ יִקַּ֥ח אַחֵֽר׃
Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
- 9
יִֽהְיוּ־בָנָ֥יו יְתוֹמִ֑ים וְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹ אַלְמָנָֽה׃
Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
- 10
וְנ֤וֹעַ יָנ֣וּעוּ בָנָ֣יו וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ וְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּ מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.
- 11
יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ נ֭וֹשֶׁה לְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ וְיָבֹ֖זּוּ זָרִ֣ים יְגִיעֽוֹ׃
Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
- 12
אַל־יְהִי־ל֭וֹ מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ חָ֑סֶד וְֽאַל־יְהִ֥י ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן לִיתוֹמָֽיו׃
Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
- 13
יְהִֽי־אַחֲרִית֥וֹ לְהַכְרִ֑ית בְּד֥וֹר אַ֝חֵ֗ר יִמַּ֥ח שְׁמָֽם׃
Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.
- 14
יִזָּכֵ֤ר ׀ עֲוֺ֣ן אֲ֭בֹתָיו אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה וְחַטַּ֥את אִ֝מּ֗וֹ אַל־תִּמָּֽח׃
Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
- 15
יִהְי֣וּ נֶֽגֶד־יְהוָ֣ה תָּמִ֑יד וְיַכְרֵ֖ת מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃
Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
- 16
יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר ׀ לֹ֥א זָכַר֮ עֲשׂ֪וֹת חָ֥סֶד וַיִּרְדֹּ֡ף אִישׁ־עָנִ֣י וְ֭אֶבְיוֹן וְנִכְאֵ֨ה לֵבָ֬ב לְמוֹתֵֽת׃
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
וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב קְ֭לָלָה וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּ וְֽלֹא־חָפֵ֥ץ בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה וַתִּרְחַ֥ק מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.
- 18
וַיִּלְבַּ֥שׁ קְלָלָ֗ה כְּמַ֫דּ֥וֹ וַתָּבֹ֣א כַמַּ֣יִם בְּקִרְבּ֑וֹ וְ֝כַשֶּׁ֗מֶן בְּעַצְמוֹתָֽיו׃
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
תְּהִי־ל֭וֹ כְּבֶ֣גֶד יַעְטֶ֑ה וּ֝לְמֵ֗זַח תָּמִ֥יד יַחְגְּרֶֽהָ׃
Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him, and for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.
- 20
זֹ֤את פְּעֻלַּ֣ת שֹׂ֭טְנַי מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וְהַדֹּבְרִ֥ים רָ֝֗ע עַל־נַפְשִֽׁי׃
Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, and of them that speak evil against my soul.
- 21
וְאַתָּ֤ה ׀ יְה֘וִ֤ה אֲדֹנָ֗י עֲֽשֵׂה־אִ֭תִּי לְמַ֣עַן שְׁמֶ֑ךָ כִּי־ט֥וֹב חַ֝סְדְּךָ֗ הַצִּילֵֽנִי׃
But do thou for me, O GOD the Lord, for thy name’s sake: because thy mercy is good, deliver thou me.
- 22
כִּֽי־עָנִ֣י וְאֶבְי֣וֹן אָנֹ֑כִי וְ֝לִבִּ֗י חָלַ֥ל בְּקִרְבִּֽי׃
For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me.
- 23
כְּצֵל־כִּנְטוֹת֥וֹ נֶהֱלָ֑כְתִּי נִ֝נְעַ֗רְתִּי כָּֽאַרְבֶּֽה׃
I am gone like the shadow when it declineth: I am tossed up and down as the locust.
- 24
בִּ֭רְכַּי כָּשְׁל֣וּ מִצּ֑וֹם וּ֝בְשָׂרִ֗י כָּחַ֥שׁ מִשָּֽׁמֶן׃
My knees are weak through fasting; and my flesh faileth of fatness.
- 25
וַאֲנִ֤י ׀ הָיִ֣יתִי חֶרְפָּ֣ה לָהֶ֑ם יִ֝רְא֗וּנִי יְנִיע֥וּן רֹאשָֽׁם׃
I became also a reproach unto them: when they looked upon me they shaked their heads.
- 26
עָ֭זְרֵנִי יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֑י ה֭וֹשִׁיעֵ֣נִי כְחַסְדֶּֽךָ׃
Help me, O LORD my God: O save me according to thy mercy:
- 27
וְֽ֭יֵדְעוּ כִּי־יָ֣דְךָ זֹּ֑את אַתָּ֖ה יְהוָ֣ה עֲשִׂיתָֽהּ׃
That they may know that this is thy hand; that thou, LORD, hast done it.
- 28
יְקַֽלְלוּ־הֵמָּה֮ וְאַתָּ֪ה תְבָ֫רֵ֥ךְ קָ֤מוּ ׀ וַיֵּבֹ֗שׁוּ וְֽעַבְדְּךָ֥ יִשְׂמָֽח׃
Let them curse, but bless thou: when they arise, let them be ashamed; but let thy servant rejoice.
- 29
יִלְבְּשׁ֣וּ שׂוֹטְנַ֣י כְּלִמָּ֑ה וְיַעֲט֖וּ כַמְעִ֣יל בָּשְׁתָּֽם׃
Let mine adversaries be clothed with shame, and let them cover themselves with their own confusion, as with a mantle.
- 30
א֘וֹדֶ֤ה יְהוָ֣ה מְאֹ֣ד בְּפִ֑י וּבְת֖וֹךְ רַבִּ֣ים אֲהַֽלְלֶֽנּוּ׃
I will greatly praise the LORD with my mouth; yea, I will praise him among the multitude.
- 31
כִּֽי־יַ֭עֲמֹד לִימִ֣ין אֶבְי֑וֹן לְ֝הוֹשִׁ֗יעַ מִשֹּׁפְטֵ֥י נַפְשֽׁוֹ׃
For he shall stand at the right hand of the poor, to save him from those that condemn his soul.
Wording: The Holy Bible, King James Version, 1611 (standard text of 1769). Copied word for word from the edition named here
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Când se rostește în rugăciune
Christians may pray Psalm 109 when facing hostility, false accusations or betrayal, bringing their distress before God. In the Christian tradition, its severe language is often read alongside teachings on forgiveness and love of enemies. It can also be read in personal Bible study or communal worship.
De unde provine
Psalm 109 comes from the Book of Psalms in the Bible and was originally composed in Hebrew. Its heading attributes it to David. It is often described as an imprecatory psalm because it includes appeals for judgment against enemies.

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Rugăciuni și texte asemănătoare
- ChristianPsalm 91A biblical psalm of trust in God’s shelter and protection amid danger.
- ChristianPsalm 23A biblical psalm of trust in God, pictured as a caring shepherd and generous host.
- ChristianPsalm 121A biblical psalm of trust in God as the keeper of those who look to him for help.
- ChristianPsalm 35A biblical psalm asking God for protection, justice and deliverance from enemies.
Întrebări despre Psalm 109
How long is Psalm 109?
Psalm 109 has 31 verses and takes about 2 minutes to recite.
What is Psalm 109 about?
It gives voice to someone facing hatred and accusations, asking God to act against those who do harm. Its movement from anguish toward praise expresses trust that God hears the needy.
Why does Psalm 109 contain such harsh words?
The psalm expresses intense suffering through appeals for judgment. Many Christians understand it as bringing anger and the desire for justice before God rather than taking personal revenge.
Who wrote Psalm 109?
Its biblical heading attributes it to David. The precise circumstances of its composition are not known.


















