For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me

Psalm 109:1-31

My God, whom I praise, do not remain silent, for people who are wicked and deceitful have opened their mouths against me; they have spoken against me with lying tongues. With words of hatred they surround me; they attack me without cause. In return for my friendship they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer. They repay me evil for good, and hatred for my friendship.

May their sins always remain before the Lord, that he may blot out their name from the earth.

For he never thought of doing a kindness but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted. 

But you, Sovereign Lord, help me for your name’s sake; out of the goodness of your love, deliver me. For I am poor and needy, and my heart is wounded within me. I fade away like an evening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust. My knees give way from fasting; my body is thin and gaunt. I am an object of scorn to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads.

Help me, Lord my God; save me according to your unfailing love. Let them know that it is your hand, that you, Lord, have done it. While they curse, may you bless; may those who attack me be put to shame, but may your servant rejoice. May my accusers be clothed with disgrace and wrapped in shame as in a cloak.

Why?

David is in distress and his friends repay him evil for his good. So David prayed before the Lord with a broken heart.

David prays the Lord against his enemy for their device and evil hearts. But David knew that the Lord will help him for his Holy Name. and deliver him for God's love. David humble himself, I am poor and needy and my heart is wounded within me. I fade away like an evening shadow.

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在被攻擊時咒詛的詩

1)1-5: 攻擊的模式，惡人用口攻擊。原因是以惡報善！言語的攻擊有時比刀劍更重，言語造成心理的創傷。何時人會言語傷人，人在生氣時，最放鬆的時候會隨便說，口無遮攔，傷到自己配偶或是孩子，可能影響孩子一生！

2)6-20:被攻擊的大衛對攻擊他的人的咒詛。人有時候興起一個像我們的人攻擊我們，使我們知道自己這種被攻擊的感受，我們可能如此待人，如雅各的欺騙人，後來被人欺。大衛對攻擊他的人咒詛讓敵人沒有後代，以後再沒有人紀念！這攻擊不輸攻擊他的人。

3)21-31:最後還是回到神面前，求主醫治心中所受的傷。攻擊回去不能解決自己內心受到的傷。最好的方法是不去聽這些攻擊、批評的言語，聽神的話，等候神，相信伸冤在主，主必報應。神的報應不會太慢，是我們常常希望以自己的方式報應。求你為你的名恩待我！使他們知道這是神所行的！米利暗認為外邦人不潔淨，只是因為外邦人常接觸不潔淨的東西，不是外邦人不潔淨，神讓米利暗得大麻瘋，她才是不潔淨！

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How?

Be humble and know I am nothing without the Lord. Pray to the Lord no matter in joy or distress, for the Lord is my fortress and my savior and has unfailing love.