8 May his days be few; may another take his position. 9 May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. 10 May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
Psalms 109:8–10
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Psalms of Solomon 4:18–20
18 Let him come home empty-handed to his house, And his house be void of everything wherewith he could sate his appetite. (PSS) 19 Let his old age be spent in childless loneliness until his removal by death. (PSS) 20 Let the flesh of the men-pleasers be rent by wild beasts, And let… (PSS)
Psalms of Solomon 4:14–16
14 Yet with all these his soul like Sheol, is not sated. (PSS) 15 Let his portion, O Lord, be dishonoured before thee; Let him go forth groaning, and come home cursed. (PSS) 16 Let his life be spent in anguish, and penury, and want, O Lord; Let his sleep be beset with pains and his… (PSS)
Psalms 69:24–26
24 Pour out Your wrath upon them, and let Your burning anger overtake them. 25 May their place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in their tents. 26 For they persecute the one You struck and recount the pain of those You wounded.
Psalms 109:13–15
13 May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation. 14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out. 15 May their sins always remain before the LORD, that He may cut…
Romans 11:9–11
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Job 27:13–15
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Job 3:6–8
6 If only darkness had taken that night away! May it not appear among the days of the year; may it never be entered in any of the months. 7 Behold, may that night be barren; may no joyful voice come into it. 8 May it be cursed by those who curse the day — those prepa…
Psalms 83:16–18
16 Cover their faces with shame, that they may seek Your name, O LORD. 17 May they be ever ashamed and terrified; may they perish in disgrace. 18 May they know that You alone, whose name is the LORD, are Most High over all the earth.
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