Psalm 109:6-20

Other Translations of Psalm 109:6-20

King James Version

⁶ Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan Satan: or, an adversary stand at his right hand. ⁷ When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: be condemned: Heb. go out guilty, or, wicked and let his prayer become sin. ⁸ Let his days be few; and let another take his office. office: or, charge ⁹ Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. ¹⁰ Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. ¹¹ Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. 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 into his bowels: Heb. within him 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. ²⁰ Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the Lord, and of them that speak evil against my soul.

English Standard Version

⁶ Appoint a wicked man against him; let an accuser stand at his right hand. ⁷ When he is tried, let him come forth guilty; let his prayer be counted as sin! ⁸ May his days be few; may another take his office! ⁹ May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow! ¹⁰ May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit! ¹¹ May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil! ¹² Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children! ¹³ May his posterity be cut off; may his name be blotted out in the second generation! ¹⁴ May 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 before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth! ¹⁶ For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death. ¹⁷ He loved to curse; let curses comeRevocalization; Masoretic Text curses have come upon him! He did not delight in blessing; may it be farRevocalization; Masoretic Text it is far from him! ¹⁸ He clothed himself with cursing as his coat; may it soakRevocalization; Masoretic Text it has soaked into his body like water, like oil into his bones! ¹⁹ May it be like a garment that he wraps around him, like a belt that he puts on every day! ²⁰ May this be the reward of my accusers from the Lord, of those who speak evil against my life!

The Message

⁶ Send the Evil One to accuse my accusing judge; dispatch Satan to prosecute him. ⁷ When he's judged, let the verdict be, "Guilty," and when he prays, let his prayer turn to sin. ⁸ Give him a short life, and give his job to somebody else. ⁹ Make orphans of his children, dress his wife in widow's weeds; ¹⁰ Turn his children into begging street urchins, evicted from their homes - homeless. ¹¹ May the bank foreclose and wipe him out, and strangers, like vultures, pick him clean. ¹² May there be no one around to help him out, no one willing to give his orphans a break. ¹³ Chop down his family tree so that nobody even remembers his name. ¹⁴ But erect a memorial to the sin of his father, and make sure his mother's name is there, too - ¹⁵ Their sins recorded forever before God, but they themselves sunk in oblivion. ¹⁶ That's all he deserves since he was never once kind, hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves. ¹⁷ Since he loved cursing so much, let curses rain down; Since he had no taste for blessing, let blessings flee far from him. ¹⁸ He dressed up in curses like a fine suit of clothes; he drank curses, took his baths in curses. ¹⁹ So give him a gift - a costume of curses; he can wear curses every day of the week! ²⁰ That's what they'll get, those out to get me - an avalanche of just deserts from God.

New King James Version

⁶ Set a wicked man over him, And let an accuser stand at his right hand. ⁷ When he is judged, let him be found guilty, And let his prayer become sin. ⁸ Let his days be few, And let another take his office. ⁹ Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow. ¹⁰ Let his children continually be vagabonds, and beg; Let them seek their bread also from their desolate places. ¹¹ Let the creditor seize all that he has, And let strangers plunder his labor. 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. ²⁰ Let this be the Lord's reward to my accusers, And to those who speak evil against my person.

New Living Translation

⁶ They say, "Get an evil person to turn against him. Send an accuser to bring him to trial. ⁷ When his case comes up for judgment, let him be pronounced guilty. Count his prayers as sins. ⁸ Let his years be few; let someone else take his position. ⁹ May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow. ¹⁰ May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes. ¹¹ May creditors seize his entire estate, and strangers take all he has earned. 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." ²⁰ May those curses become the Lord 's punishment for my accusers who speak evil of me.