Psalm 109:8-110:1

English Standard Version

⁸May his ^(A)days be few;
    may ^(B)another take his ^(C)office!
⁹May his ^(D)children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow!
¹⁰May his children ^(E)wander about and beg,
    ^(F)seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
¹¹May ^(G)the creditor seize all that he has;
    may ^(H)strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
¹²Let there be none to ^(I)extend kindness to him,
    nor any to ^(J)pity his fatherless children!
¹³May his ^(K)posterity be cut off;
    may his ^(L)name be blotted out in the second generation!
¹⁴May ^(M)the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
    and let not the sin of his mother be ^(N)blotted out!
¹⁵^(O)Let them be before the Lord continually,
    that he may ^(P)cut off the memory of them from the earth!

¹⁶For he did not remember to show kindness,
    but pursued ^(Q)the poor and needy
    and ^(R)the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
¹⁷^(S)He loved to curse; let curses come^[a] upon him!
    He did not delight in blessing; may it be far^[b] from him!
¹⁸He ^(T)clothed himself with cursing as his coat;
    may it ^(U)soak^[c] 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 ^(V)accusers from the Lord,
    of those who speak evil against my life!

²¹But you, O God my Lord,
    deal on my behalf ^(W)for your name's sake;
    because your ^(X)steadfast love is good, deliver me!
²²For I am ^(Y)poor and needy,
    and my heart is stricken within me.
²³I am gone like ^(Z)a shadow at evening;
    I am ^(AA)shaken off like a locust.
²⁴My knees are weak ^(AB)through fasting;
    my ^(AC)body has become gaunt, with no fat.
²⁵I am ^(AD)an object of scorn to my accusers;
    when they see me, they ^(AE)wag their heads.

²⁶^(AF)Help me, O Lord my God!
    Save me according to your steadfast love!
²⁷Let them ^(AG)know that this is your hand;
    you, O Lord, have done it!
²⁸^(AH)Let them curse, but you will bless!
    They arise and are put to shame, but ^(AI)your servant will be glad!
²⁹May my accusers be ^(AJ)clothed with dishonor;
    may they ^(AK)be wrapped in their own shame as in a cloak!

³⁰With my mouth I will give great thanks to the Lord;
I will ^(AL)praise him in the midst of the throng.
³¹For he stands ^(AM)at the right hand of the needy one,
to save him from those who condemn his soul to death.