Psalm 109:9–20

⁹May his ^hchildren be fatherless

and his wife a widow!

¹⁰May his children ⁱwander about and beg,

^jseeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!

¹¹May ^kthe creditor seize all that he has;

may ^kstrangers plunder the fruits of his toil!

¹²Let there be none to ^lextend kindness to him,

nor any to ^mpity his fatherless children!

¹³May his ⁿposterity be cut off;

may his ^oname be blotted out in the second generation!

¹⁴May ^pthe iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,

and let not the sin of his mother be ^qblotted out!

^15rLet them be before the Lord continually,

that he may ^scut off the memory of them from the earth!

¹⁶For he did not remember to show kindness,

but pursued ^tthe poor and needy

and ^uthe brokenhearted, to put them to death.

^17vHe loved to curse; let curses come² upon him!

He did not delight in blessing; may it be far³ from him!

¹⁸He ^wclothed himself with cursing as his coat;

may it ^xsoak⁴ into his body like water,

like oil into his bones!

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

like a belt that he puts on every day!

²⁰May this be the reward of my ^yaccusers from the Lord,

of those who speak evil against my life!