Mazmur 69:25

69:25 May their camp become desolate,

their tents uninhabited! ¹ 

Mazmur 79:7

79:7 For they have devoured Jacob

and destroyed his home.

Mazmur 109:9

109:9 May his children ²  be fatherless,

and his wife a widow!

Mazmur 132:5

132:5 until I find a place for the Lord,

a fine dwelling place ³  for the powerful ruler of Jacob.” ⁴ 

[69:25]  ¹ tn Heb “in their tents may there not be one who dwells.”

[69:25]  sn In Acts 1:20 Peter applies the language of this verse to Judas’ experience. By changing the pronouns from plural to singular, he is able to apply the ancient curse, pronounced against the psalmist’s enemies, to Judas in particular.

[109:9]  ² tn Or “sons.”

[132:5]  ³ tn The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; David envisions a special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 84:1).

[132:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “the powerful [one] of Jacob.”