14. Let his ancestors’ guiltbe remembered before the Lord, and do not let his mother’s sin be blotted out.
15. Let their sins always remain before the Lord,and let Him erase all memory of them from the earth.
16. For he did not think to show kindness,but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenheartedin order to put them to death.
17. He loved cursing — let it fall on him;he took no delight in blessing — let it be far from him.
18. He wore cursing like his coat —let it enter his body like waterand go into his bones like oil.
19. Let it be like a robe he wraps around himself,like a belt he always wears.
20. Let this be the Lord’s payment to my accusers,to those who speak evil against me.
21. But You, Yahweh my Lord,deal kindly with me because of Your name; deliver me because of the goodness of Your faithful love.
22. For I am afflicted and needy; my heart is wounded within me.
23. I fade away like a lengthening shadow; I am shaken off like a locust.
24. My knees are weak from fasting,and my body is emaciated.
25. I have become an object of ridicule to my accusers; when they see me, they shake their heads in scorn.