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18 May cursing clothe him like a robe;
    may it enter his belly like water,
    his bones like oil.
19 May it be near as the clothes he wears,
    as the belt always around him.

20 [a]May this be the reward for my accusers from the Lord,
    for those speaking evil against me.

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Footnotes

  1. 109:20 May this be the reward…from the Lord: the psalmist prays that God ratify the curses of Ps 109:6–19 and bring them upon the wicked.

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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