Psalm 109:21-27

New American Standard Bible

²¹But You, ^[a]God, the Lord, deal kindly with me ^(A)for the sake of Your name;
Because ^(B)Your mercy is good, rescue me;
²²For ^(C)I am afflicted and needy,
And ^[b]my heart is ^(D)wounded within me.
²³I am passing ^(E)like a shadow when it lengthens;
I am shaken off ^(F)like the locust.
²⁴My ^(G)knees ^[c]are weak from ^(H)fasting,
And my flesh has grown lean, without fatness.
²⁵I also have become a ^(I)disgrace to them;
When they see me, they ^(J)shake their head.

²⁶^(K)Help me, Lord my God;
Save me according to Your mercy.
²⁷^[d]And may they ^(L)know that this is Your hand;
You, Lord, have done it.

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Footnotes

Psalm 109:21 Heb YHWH, usually rendered Lord
Psalm 109:22 Lit one has pierced my heart within me
Psalm 109:24 Or totter
Psalm 109:27 Or That they may know

Psalm 109:21-27

New International Version

²¹But you, Sovereign Lord,
    help me for your name’s sake;^(A)
    out of the goodness of your love,^(B) deliver me.^(C)
²²For I am poor and needy,
    and my heart is wounded within me.
²³I fade away like an evening shadow;^(D)
    I am shaken off like a locust.
²⁴My knees give^(E) way from fasting;^(F)
    my body is thin and gaunt.^(G)
²⁵I am an object of scorn^(H) to my accusers;
    when they see me, they shake their heads.^(I)