109:6 1 Appoint an evil man to testify against him! 2
May an accuser stand 3 at his right side!
109:7 When he is judged, he will be found 4 guilty! 5
Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.
109:8 May his days be few! 6
May another take his job! 7
109:9 May his children 8 be fatherless,
and his wife a widow!
109:10 May his children 9 roam around begging,
asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home! 10
109:11 May the creditor seize 11 all he owns!
May strangers loot his property! 12
109:12 May no one show him kindness! 13
May no one have compassion 14 on his fatherless children!
109:13 May his descendants 15 be cut off! 16
May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives! 17
109:14 May his ancestors’ 18 sins be remembered by the Lord!
May his mother’s sin not be forgotten! 19
109:15 May the Lord be constantly aware of them, 20
and cut off the memory of his children 21 from the earth!