Psalms 109:20
Psalms 109:6-20 The Message (MSG)
Send the Evil One to accuse my accusing judge; dispatch Satan to prosecute him. When he’s judged, let the verdict be “Guilty,” and when he prays, let his prayer turn to sin. Give him a short life, and give his job to somebody else. Make orphans of his children, dress his wife in widow’s black; Turn his children into begging street urchins, evicted from their homes—homeless. May the bank foreclose and wipe him out, and strangers, like vultures, pick him clean. May there be no one around to help him out, no one willing to give his orphans a break. Chop down his family tree so that nobody even remembers his name. But erect a memorial to the sin of his father, and make sure his mother’s name is there, too— Their sins recorded forever before GOD, but they themselves sunk in oblivion. That’s all he deserves since he was never once kind, hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves. Since he loved cursing so much, let curses rain down; Since he had no taste for blessing, let blessings flee far from him. He dressed up in curses like a fine suit of clothes; he drank curses, took his baths in curses. So give him a gift—a costume of curses; he can wear curses every day of the week! That’s what they’ll get, those out to get me— an avalanche of just deserts from GOD.
Psalms 109:20 King James Version (KJV)
Let this be the reward of mine adversaries from the LORD, And of them that speak evil against my soul.
Psalms 109:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Let this be the reward of my accusers from the LORD, And of those who speak evil against my soul.
Psalms 109:20 New Century Version (NCV)
May the LORD do these things to those who accuse me, to those who speak evil against me.
Psalms 109:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
This is the reward of mine adversaries from Jehovah, And of them that speak evil against my soul.
Psalms 109:20 New International Version (NIV)
May this be the LORD’s payment to my accusers, to those who speak evil of me.
Psalms 109:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
Let this be the LORD’s reward to my accusers, And to those who speak evil against my person.
Psalms 109:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Let this be the reward of my attackers from the LORD, And of those who speak evil against my life.
Psalms 109:20 New Living Translation (NLT)
May those curses become the LORD’s punishment for my accusers who speak evil of me.