109:8 May his days be few! 1
May another take his job! 2
109:9 May his children 3 be fatherless,
and his wife a widow!
109:10 May his children 4 roam around begging,
asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home! 5
109:11 May the creditor seize 6 all he owns!
May strangers loot his property! 7
109:12 May no one show him kindness! 8
May no one have compassion 9 on his fatherless children!
109:13 May his descendants 10 be cut off! 11
May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives! 12
109:14 May his ancestors’ 13 sins be remembered by the Lord!
May his mother’s sin not be forgotten! 14
109:15 May the Lord be constantly aware of them, 15
and cut off the memory of his children 16 from the earth!
109:16 For he never bothered to show kindness; 17
he harassed the oppressed and needy,
and killed the disheartened. 18
109:17 He loved to curse 19 others, so those curses have come upon him. 20
He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings. 21
109:18 He made cursing a way of life, 22
so curses poured into his stomach like water
and seeped into his bones like oil. 23
109:19 May a curse attach itself to him, like a garment one puts on, 24
or a belt 25 one wears continually!