Psalm 108:7–11

7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty,

and may his prayers condemn him.

8 May his days be few;

may another take his place of leadership.

9 May his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow.

10 May his children be wandering beggars;

may they be driven from their ruined homes.

11 May a creditor seize all he has;

may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.

7 When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;

let his prayer be counted as sin!

8 May his days be few;

may another take his office!

9 May his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow!

10 May his children wander about and beg,

seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

11 May the creditor seize all that he has;

may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!

7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned:

And let his prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be few;

And let another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherless,

And his wife a widow.

10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg:

Let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath;

And let the strangers spoil his labour.

7 When his case comes up for judgment,

let him be pronounced guilty.

Count his prayers as sins.

8 Let his years be few;

let someone else take his position.

9 May his children become fatherless,

and his wife a widow.

10 May his children wander as beggars

and be driven from their ruined homes.

11 May creditors seize his entire estate,

and strangers take all he has earned.

7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty,

And let his prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be few,

And let another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherless,

And his wife a widow.

10 Let his children continually be vagabonds, and beg;

Let them seek their bread also from their desolate places.

11 Let the creditor seize all that he has,

And let strangers plunder his labor.

7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty,

and let even his prayers show his guilt.

8 Let his life be cut short,

and let another man replace him as leader.

9 Let his children become orphans

and his wife a widow.

10 Make his children wander around, begging for food.

Let them be forced out of the ruins in which they live.

11 Let the people to whom he owes money take everything he owns,

and let strangers steal everything he has worked for.

7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty;

And let his prayer be turned into sin.

8 Let his days be few;

And let another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherless,

And his wife a widow.

10 Let his children be vagabonds, and beg;

And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.

11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath;

And let strangers make spoil of his labor.

7 When he shall be judged, let him go out guilty, and let his prayer become sin; 8 Let his days be few, let another take his office; 9 Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow; 10 Let his sons be vagabonds and beg, and let them seek their bread far from their desolate places; 11 Let the usurer cast the net over all that he hath, and let strangers despoil his labour;

7 When he stands trial, 

let him be found guilty. 

Let his prayer be considered sinful. 

8 Let his days be few ⸤in number⸥. 

Let someone else take his position. 

9 “Let his children become fatherless and his wife a widow. 

10 Let his children wander around and beg. 

Let them seek help far from their ruined homes. 

11 Let a creditor take everything he owns. 

Let strangers steal what he has worked for. 

7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty,

and let his prayer be counted as sin.

8 Let his days be few;

let another take over his position.

9 Let his children be fatherless

and his wife a widow.

10 Let his children wander as beggars,

searching for food far from their demolished homes.

11 Let a creditor seize all he has;

let strangers plunder what he has worked for.

7 When he is tried, let him be found guilty;

let his prayer be counted as sin.

8 May his days be few;

may another seize his position.

9 May his children be orphans

and his wife a widow.

10 May his children wander about and beg;

may they be driven out of the ruins they inhabit.

11 May the creditor seize all that he has;

may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil.

7 When he is judged, let him come out guilty,

and let his prayer become as sin.

8 Let his days be few;

let another take his office.

9 Let his children be orphans,

and his wife a widow,

10 and let his children wander aimlessly and beg,

and let them plead from their ruins.

11 Let the creditor seize all that is his,

and let strangers plunder his property.

7 When they are tried, let them be found guilty.

May even their prayers judge them.

8 May their days be few.

Let others take their places as leaders.

9 May their children’s fathers die.

May their wives become widows.

10 May their children be driven from their destroyed homes.

May they wander around like beggars.

11 May everything those people own be taken away to pay for what they owe.

May strangers rob them of everything they’ve worked for.

7 When he is judged, let him come forth guilty,

And let his prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be few;

Let another take his office.

9 Let his children be fatherless

And his wife a widow.

10 Let his children wander about and beg;

And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes.

11 Let the creditor seize all that he has,

And let strangers plunder the product of his labor.