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15 Let them be before Yahweh continually,
    that he may cut off their memory from the earth;
16 because he didn’t remember to show kindness,
    but persecuted the poor and needy man,
    the broken in heart, to kill them.
17 Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him.
    He didn’t delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

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15 May their sins always remain before(A) the Lord,
    that he may blot out their name(B) from the earth.

16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,
    but hounded to death the poor
    and the needy(C) and the brokenhearted.(D)
17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.(E)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.

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