Mazmur 69:25

69:25 May their camp become desolate,

their tents uninhabited! ¹ 

Mazmur 109:19

109:19 May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, ² 

or a belt ³  one wears continually!

[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.

[109:19]  ² tn Heb “may it be for him like a garment one puts on.”

[109:19]  ³ tn The Hebrew noun מֵזַח (mezakh, “belt; waistband”) occurs only here in the OT. The form apparently occurs in Isa 23:10 as well, but an emendation is necessary there.