Psalm 109:8–20

⁸Let his life be cut short,

and let another man replace him as leader.

⁹Let his children become orphans

and his wife a widow.

¹⁰Make his children wander around, begging for food.

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

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

and let strangers steal everything he has worked for.

¹²Let no one show him love

or have mercy on his orphaned children.

¹³Let all his descendants die

and be forgotten by those who live after him.

¹⁴Lord, remember how wicked his ancestors were,

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

¹⁵Lord, 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.

¹⁷He 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.

¹⁸He cursed others as often as he wore clothes.

Cursing others filled his body and his life,

like drinking water and using olive oil.

¹⁹So let curses cover him like clothes

and wrap around him like a belt.”

²⁰May the Lord do these things to those who accuse me,

to those who speak evil against me.