22 (A)Let their own (B)table before them become a snare;
    (C)and when they are at peace, let it become a trap.[a]
23 (D)Let their eyes be darkened, so that they cannot see,
    (E)and make their loins tremble continually.
24 Pour out your indignation upon them,
    and let your burning anger overtake them.
25 (F)May their camp be a desolation;
    let no one dwell in their tents.
26 For they (G)persecute him whom (H)you have struck down,
    and they recount the pain of (I)those you have wounded.
27 (J)Add to them punishment upon punishment;
    may they have no acquittal from you.[b]
28 Let them be (K)blotted out of the book of the living;
    let them not be (L)enrolled among the righteous.

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  1. Psalm 69:22 Hebrew; a slight revocalization yields (compare Septuagint, Syriac, Jerome) a snare, and retribution and a trap
  2. Psalm 69:27 Hebrew may they not come into your righteousness

22 May the table set before them become a snare;
    may it become retribution and[a] a trap.(A)
23 May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see,
    and their backs be bent forever.(B)
24 Pour out your wrath(C) on them;
    let your fierce anger overtake them.
25 May their place be deserted;(D)
    let there be no one to dwell in their tents.(E)
26 For they persecute those you wound
    and talk about the pain of those you hurt.(F)
27 Charge them with crime upon crime;(G)
    do not let them share in your salvation.(H)
28 May they be blotted out of the book of life(I)
    and not be listed with the righteous.(J)

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  1. Psalm 69:22 Or snare / and their fellowship become

(A)Appoint a wicked man (B)against him;
    let an accuser stand (C)at his right hand.
When he is tried, let him come forth guilty;
    let his (D)prayer be counted as sin!
May his (E)days be few;
    may (F)another take his (G)office!
May his (H)children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow!
10 May his children (I)wander about and beg,
    (J)seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!
11 May (K)the creditor seize all that he has;
    may (L)strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
12 Let there be none to (M)extend kindness to him,
    nor any to (N)pity his fatherless children!
13 May his (O)posterity be cut off;
    may his (P)name be blotted out in the second generation!
14 May (Q)the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
    and let not the sin of his mother be (R)blotted out!
15 (S)Let them be before the Lord continually,
    that he may (T)cut off the memory of them from the earth!

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Appoint someone evil to oppose my enemy;
    let an accuser(A) stand at his right hand.
When he is tried, let him be found guilty,(B)
    and may his prayers condemn(C) him.
May his days be few;(D)
    may another take his place(E) of leadership.
May his children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow.(F)
10 May his children be wandering beggars;(G)
    may they be driven[a] from their ruined homes.
11 May a creditor(H) seize all he has;
    may strangers plunder(I) the fruits of his labor.(J)
12 May no one extend kindness to him
    or take pity(K) on his fatherless children.
13 May his descendants be cut off,(L)
    their names blotted out(M) from the next generation.
14 May the iniquity of his fathers(N) be remembered before the Lord;
    may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 May their sins always remain before(O) the Lord,
    that he may blot out their name(P) from the earth.

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  1. Psalm 109:10 Septuagint; Hebrew sought