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!
109:16 For he never bothered to show kindness; 22
he harassed the oppressed and needy,
and killed the disheartened. 23
109:17 He loved to curse 24 others, so those curses have come upon him. 25
He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings. 26
109:18 He made cursing a way of life, 27
so curses poured into his stomach like water
and seeped into his bones like oil. 28
109:19 May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, 29
or a belt 30 one wears continually!
109:20 May the Lord repay my accusers in this way, 31
those who say evil things about 32 me! 33
109:29 My accusers will be covered 34 with shame,
and draped in humiliation as if it were a robe.