1 Hold not thy peace, O God of my praise;

2 For the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit have they opened against me:

They have spoken unto me with a lying tongue.

3 They have compassed me about also with words of hatred,

And fought against me without a cause.

4 For my love they are my adversaries:

But I give myself unto prayer.

5 And they have rewarded me evil for good,

And hatred for my love.

6 Set thou a wicked man over him;

And let an adversary stand at his right hand.

7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty;

And let his prayer be turned into sin.

8 Let his days be few;

And let another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherless,

And his wife a widow.

10 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg;

And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.

11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath;

And let strangers make spoil of his labor.

12 Let there be none to extend kindness unto him;

Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off;

In the generation following let their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah;

And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before Jehovah continually,

That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;

16 Because he remembered not to show kindness,

But persecuted the poor and needy man,

And the broken in heart, to slay them.

17 Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him;

And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment,

And it came into his inward parts like water,

And like oil into his bones.

19 Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself,

And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

20 This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah,

And of them that speak evil against my soul.

21 But deal thou with me, O Jehovah the Lord, for thy name’s sake:

Because thy lovingkindness is good, deliver thou me;

22 For I am poor and needy,

And my heart is wounded within me.

23 I am gone like the shadow when it declineth:

I am tossed up and down as the locust.

24 My knees are weak through fasting;

And my flesh faileth of fatness.

25 I am become also a reproach unto them:

When they see me, they shake their head.

26 Help me, O Jehovah my God;

Oh save me according to thy lovingkindness:

27 That they may know that this is thy hand;

That thou, Jehovah, hast done it.

28 Let them curse, but bless thou:

When they arise, they shall be put to shame,

But thy servant shall rejoice.

29 Let mine adversaries be clothed with dishonor,

And let them cover themselves with their own shame as with a robe.

30 I will give great thanks unto Jehovah with my mouth;

Yea, I will praise him among the multitude.

31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy,

To save him from them that judge his soul.

1 Al Músico principal: Salmo de David. OH Dios de mi alabanza, no calles;

2 Porque boca de impío y boca de engañador se han abierto sobre mí: Han hablado de mí con lengua mentirosa,

3 Y con palabras de odio me rodearon; Y pelearon contra mí sin causa.

4 En pago de mi amor me han sido adversarios: Mas yo oraba.

5 Y pusieron contra mí mal por bien, Y odio por amor.

6 Pon sobre él al impío: Y Satán esté á su diestra.

7 Cuando fuere juzgado, salga impío; Y su oración sea para pecado.

8 Sean sus días pocos: Tome otro su oficio.

9 Sean sus hijos huérfanos, Y su mujer viuda.

10 Y anden sus hijos vagabundos, y mendiguen; Y procuren su pan lejos de sus desolados hogares.

11 Enrede el acreedor todo lo que tiene, Y extraños saqueen su trabajo.

12 No tenga quien le haga misericordia; Ni haya quien tenga compasión de sus huérfanos.

13 Su posteridad sea talada; En segunda generación sea raído su nombre.

14 Venga en memoria cerca de Jehová la maldad de sus padres, Y el pecado de su madre no sea borrado.

15 Estén siempre delante de Jehová, Y él corte de la tierra su memoria.

16 Por cuanto no se acordo de hacer misericordia, Y persiguió al hombre afligido y menesteroso Y quebrantado de corazón, para matar lo.

17 Y amó la maldición, y vínole; Y no quiso la bendición, y ella se alejó de él.

18 Y vistióse de maldición como de su vestido, Y entró como agua en sus entrañas, Y como aceite en sus huesos.

19 Séale como vestido con que se cubra, Y en lugar de cinto con que se ciña siempre.

20 Este sea el pago de parte de Jehová de los que me calumnian, Y de los que hablan mal contra mi alma.

21 Y tú, Jehová Señor, haz conmigo por amor de tu nombre: Líbrame, porque tu misericordia es buena.

22 Porque yo estoy afligido y necesitado; Y mi corazón está herido dentro de mí.

23 Voime como la sombra cuando declina; Soy sacudido como langosta.

24 Mis rodillas están debilitadas á causa del ayuno, Y mi carne desfallecida por falta de gordura.

25 Yo he sido para ellos objeto de oprobio; Mirábanme, y meneaban su cabeza.

26 Ayúdame, Jehová Dios mío: Sálvame conforme á tu misericordia.

27 Y entiendan que ésta es tu mano; Que tú, Jehová, has hecho esto.

28 Maldigan ellos, y bendice tú: Levántense, mas sean avergonzados, y regocíjese tu siervo.

29 Sean vestidos de ignominia los que me calumnian; Y sean cubiertos de su confusión como con manto.

30 Yo alabaré á Jehová en gran manera con mi boca, Y le loaré en medio de muchos.

31 Porque él se pondrá á la diestra del pobre, Para librar su alma de los que le juzgan.