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18 He wore curses like a garment—
    may they[a] enter his inner being like water
        and his bones like oil.
19 May those curses[b] wrap around him like a garment,
    or like a belt that one always wears.
20 May this be the way the Lord repays my accuser,
    those who speak evil against me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 109:18 Lit. it
  2. Psalm 109:19 Lit. may it

18 He wore cursing(A) as his garment;
    it entered into his body like water,(B)
    into his bones like oil.
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped(C) about him,
    like a belt tied forever around him.
20 May this be the Lord’s payment(D) to my accusers,
    to those who speak evil(E) of me.

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