Psalm 109:6–19

⁶Appoint an evil person to take my enemies to court.

Let him stand at their right hand and bring charges against them.

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

May even their prayers judge them.

⁸May their days be few.

Let others take their places as leaders.

⁹May their children’s fathers die.

May their wives become widows.

¹⁰May their children be driven from their destroyed homes.

May they wander around like beggars.

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

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

¹²May no one be kind to them

or take pity on the children they leave behind.

¹³May their family line come to an end.

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

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

May he never erase the sins of their mothers.

¹⁵May the Lord never forget their sins.

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

¹⁶They 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.

¹⁷They 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.

¹⁸They 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.

¹⁹May their curses cover them like coats.

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