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14 May his ancestors’ guilt be remembered in the Lord’s presence,
    and may his mother’s guilt not be erased.
15 May what[a] they have done[b] be continually in the Lord’s presence;
    and may their memory be excised from the earth.

16 For he didn’t think to extend gracious love;
    he harassed to death the poor, the needy, and the broken hearted.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 109:15 The Heb. lacks what
  2. Psalm 109:15 The Heb. lacks have done
  3. Psalm 109:16 Or downhearted

14 May the iniquity of his fathers(A) be remembered before the Lord;
    may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 May their sins always remain before(B) the Lord,
    that he may blot out their name(C) from the earth.

16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,
    but hounded to death the poor
    and the needy(D) and the brokenhearted.(E)

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