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14 Let the iniquity of his ancestors[a] be remembered before Yahweh,
and let the sin of his mother not be blotted out.
15 Let them be before Yahweh continually,
that he may cut off their[b] memory from the earth,
16 because he did not remember to show loyal love,
but he pursued anyone,[c] poor or needy
or brokenhearted, to slay them.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 109:14 Or “fathers”
  2. Psalm 109:15 That is, the family
  3. Psalm 109:16 Hebrew “a man”

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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