Psalm 109:7-15

Other Translations of Psalm 109:7-15

New International Version

⁷ When he is tried, let him be found guilty, and may his prayers condemn him. ⁸ May his days be few; may another take his place of leadership. ⁹ May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. ¹⁰ May his children be wandering beggars; may they be drivenSeptuagint; Hebrew "sought" from their ruined homes. ¹¹ May a creditor seize all he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor. ¹² May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children. ¹³ May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted out from the next generation. ¹⁴ May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out. ¹⁵ May their sins always remain before the Lord, that he may blot out their name from the earth.

English Standard Version

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!

The Message

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.

New King James Version

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;

New Living Translation

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.