Psalm 109:12–19

12 May no one extend kindness to him

or take pity on his fatherless children.

13 May his descendants be cut off,

their names blotted out from the next generation.

14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord;

may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.

15 May their sins always remain before the Lord,

that he may blot out their name from the earth.

16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,

but hounded to death the poor

and the needy and the brokenhearted.

17 He loved to pronounce a curse—

may it come back on him.

He found no pleasure in blessing—

may it be far from him.

18 He wore cursing as his garment;

it entered into his body like water,

into his bones like oil.

19 May it be like a cloak wrapped about him,

like a belt tied forever around him.

12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him:

Neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off;

And in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord;

And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before the Lord continually,

That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

16 Because that he remembered not to shew mercy,

But persecuted the poor and needy man,

That he might even slay the broken in heart.

17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him:

As he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

18 As he clothed himself with cursing like as with his garment,

So let it come into his bowels like water,

And like oil into his bones.

19 Let it be unto him as the garment which covereth him,

And for a girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

12 Let no one be kind to him;

let no one pity his fatherless children.

13 May all his offspring die.

May his family name be blotted out in the next generation.

14 May the Lord never forget the sins of his fathers;

may his mother’s sins never be erased from the record.

15 May the Lord always remember these sins,

and may his name disappear from human memory.

16 For he refused all kindness to others;

he persecuted the poor and needy,

and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.

17 He loved to curse others;

now you curse him.

He never blessed others;

now don’t you bless him.

18 Cursing is as natural to him as his clothing,

or the water he drinks,

or the rich food he eats.

19 Now may his curses return and cling to him like clothing;

may they be tied around him like a belt.”

12 Let there be none to extend mercy to him,

Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off,

And in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,

And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be continually before the Lord,

That He may cut off the memory of them from the earth;

16 Because he did not remember to show mercy,

But persecuted the poor and needy man,

That he might even slay the broken in heart.

17 As he loved cursing, so let it come to him;

As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.

18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,

So let it enter his body like water,

And like oil into his bones.

19 Let it be to him like the garment which covers him,

And for a belt with which he girds himself continually.

12 Let no one show him love

or have mercy on his orphaned children.

13 Let all his descendants die

and be forgotten by those who live after him.

14 Lord, remember how wicked his ancestors were,

and don’t let the sins of his mother be wiped out.

15 Lord, always remember their sins.

Then make people forget about them completely.

16 “He did not remember to be loving.

He hurt the poor, the needy, and those who were sad

until they were nearly dead.

17 He loved to put curses on others,

so let those same curses fall on him.

He did not like to bless others,

so do not let good things happen to him.

18 He cursed others as often as he wore clothes.

Cursing others filled his body and his life,

like drinking water and using olive oil.

19 So let curses cover him like clothes

and wrap around him like a belt.”

12 Let there be none to extend kindness unto him;

Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off;

In the generation following let their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah;

And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before Jehovah continually,

That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;

16 Because he remembered not to show kindness,

But persecuted the poor and needy man,

And the broken in heart, to slay them.

17 Yea, he loved cursing, and it came unto him;

And he delighted not in blessing, and it was far from him.

18 He clothed himself also with cursing as with his garment,

And it came into his inward parts like water,

And like oil into his bones.

19 Let it be unto him as the raiment wherewith he covereth himself,

And for the girdle wherewith he is girded continually.

12 Let there be none to extend kindness unto him, neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children; 13 Let his posterity be cut off; in the generation following let their name be blotted out: 14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out; 15 Let them be before Jehovah continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth: 16 Because he remembered not to shew kindness, but persecuted the afflicted and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay him. 17 And he loved cursing; so let it come unto him. And he delighted not in blessing; and let it be far from him. 18 And he clothed himself with cursing like his vestment; so let it come into his bowels like water, and like oil into his bones; 19 Let it be unto him as a garment with which he covereth himself, and for a girdle wherewith he is constantly girded.

12 Let no one be kind to him anymore. 

Let no one show any pity to his fatherless children. 

13 Let his descendants be cut off 

and their family name be wiped out by the next generation. 

14 Let the Lord remember the guilt of his ancestors 

and not wipe out his mother’s sin. 

15 Let their guilt and sin always remain on record 

in front of the Lord. 

Let the Lord remove every memory of himfrom the earth, 

16 because he did not remember to be kind. 

“He drove oppressed, needy, 

and brokenhearted people to their graves. 

17 He loved to put curses ⸤on others⸥, 

so he, too, was cursed. 

He did not like to bless ⸤others⸥, 

so he never received a blessing. 

18 He wore cursing as though it were clothing, 

so cursing entered his body like water 

and his bones like oil. 

19 Let cursing be his clothing, 

a belt he always wears.” 

12 Let no one show him kindness,

and let no one be gracious to his fatherless children.

13 Let the line of his descendants be cut off;

let their name be blotted out in the next generation.

14 Let his ancestors’ guilt

be remembered before the Lord,

and do not let his mother’s sin be blotted out.

15 Let their sins always remain before the Lord,

and let Him erase all memory of them from the earth.

16 For he did not think to show kindness,

but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenhearted

in order to put them to death.

17 He loved cursing—let it fall on him;

he took no delight in blessing—let it be far from him.

18 He wore cursing like his coat—

let it enter his body like water

and go into his bones like oil.

19 Let it be like a robe he wraps around himself,

like a belt he always wears.

12 May there be no one to do him a kindness

nor anyone to pity his orphaned children.

13 May his posterity be cut off;

may his name be blotted out in the second generation.

14 May the iniquity of his father be remembered before the Lord,

and do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before the Lord continually,

and may his memory be cut off from the earth.

16 For he did not remember to show kindness

but pursued the poor and needy

and the brokenhearted to their death.

17 He loved to curse; let curses come on him.

He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.

18 He clothed himself with cursing as his coat;

may it soak into his body like water,

like oil into his bones.

19 May it be like a garment that he wraps around himself,

like a belt that he wears every day.”

12 Let there be none who extend to him loyal love,

nor any who pities his orphans.

13 Let his descendants be cut off.

Let their name be blotted out in the next generation.

14 Let the iniquity of his ancestors be remembered before Yahweh,

and let the sin of his mother not be blotted out.

15 Let them be before Yahweh continually,

that he may cut off their memory from the earth,

16 because he did not remember to show loyal love,

but he pursued anyone, poor or needy

or brokenhearted, to slay them.

17 Because he loved cursing, let it come upon him.

Because he did not delight in blessing,

let it be far from him.

18 Because he wore a curse as his robe,

let it enter his body like water,

and into his bones like oil.

19 May it be for him like a garment in which he wraps,

and a belt he continually wears.

12 May no one be kind to them

or take pity on the children they leave behind.

13 May their family line come to an end.

May their names be forgotten by those who live after them.

14 May the Lord remember the evil things their fathers have done.

May he never erase the sins of their mothers.

15 May the Lord never forget their sins.

Then he won’t let people remember those sinners anymore.

16 They never thought about doing anything kind.

Instead, they drove those who were poor and needy to their deaths.

They did the same thing to those whose hearts were broken.

17 They loved to call down curses on others.

May their curses come back on them.

They didn’t find any pleasure in giving anyone their blessing.

May no blessing ever come to them.

18 They called down curses on others as easily as they put on clothes.

Cursing was as natural to them as getting a drink of water

or putting olive oil on their bodies.

19 May their curses cover them like coats.

May their curses be wrapped around them like a belt forever.

12 Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him,

Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.

13 Let his posterity be cut off;

In a following generation let their name be blotted out.

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,

And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

15 Let them be before the Lord continually,

That He may cut off their memory from the earth;

16 Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness,

But persecuted the afflicted and needy man,

And the despondent in heart, to put them to death.

17 He also loved cursing, so it came to him;

And he did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.

18 But he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,

And it entered into his body like water

And like oil into his bones.

19 Let it be to him as a garment with which he covers himself,

And for a belt with which he constantly girds himself.