Psalm 109:6-13

Other Translations of Psalm 109:6-13

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.