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Their children are far from safety,
    they are crushed in the gate,
    and there is no one to deliver them.(A)

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His children(A) are far from safety,(B)
    crushed in court(C) without a defender.(D)

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Happy is the man who has
    his quiver full of them.
He shall not be put to shame
    when he speaks with his enemies in the gate.(A)

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Blessed is the man
    whose quiver is full of them.(A)
They will not be put to shame
    when they contend with their opponents(B) in court.(C)

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155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
    for they do not seek your statutes.(A)

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155 Salvation is far from the wicked,
    for they do not seek out(A) your decrees.

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Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them—do you think that they were worse offenders than all the other people living in Jerusalem?(A) No, I tell you, but unless you repent you will all perish just as they did.”

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Or those eighteen who died when the tower in Siloam(A) fell on them—do you think they were more guilty than all the others living in Jerusalem? I tell you, no! But unless you repent,(B) you too will all perish.”

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12 For I know how many are your transgressions
    and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe
    and push aside the needy in the gate.(A)

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12 For I know how many are your offenses
    and how great your sins.(A)

There are those who oppress the innocent and take bribes(B)
    and deprive the poor(C) of justice in the courts.(D)

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May his children be orphans
    and his wife a widow.(A)
10 May his children wander about and beg;
    may they be driven out of[a] the ruins they inhabit.
11 May the creditor seize all that he has;
    may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil.(B)
12 May there be no one to do him a kindness
    nor anyone to pity his orphaned children.(C)
13 May his posterity be cut off;
    may his name be blotted out in the second generation.(D)
14 May the iniquity of his father[b] be remembered before the Lord,
    and do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.(E)
15 Let them be before the Lord continually,
    and may his[c] memory be cut off from the earth.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 109.10 Gk: Heb may they seek
  2. 109.14 Cn: Heb fathers
  3. 109.15 Gk: Heb their

May his children be fatherless
    and his wife a widow.(A)
10 May his children be wandering beggars;(B)
    may they be driven[a] from their ruined homes.
11 May a creditor(C) seize all he has;
    may strangers plunder(D) the fruits of his labor.(E)
12 May no one extend kindness to him
    or take pity(F) on his fatherless children.
13 May his descendants be cut off,(G)
    their names blotted out(H) from the next generation.
14 May the iniquity of his fathers(I) be remembered before the Lord;
    may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 May their sins always remain before(J) the Lord,
    that he may blot out their name(K) from the earth.

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  1. Psalm 109:10 Septuagint; Hebrew sought

or like a lion they will tear me apart;
    they will drag me away, with no one to rescue.(A)

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or they will tear me apart like a lion(A)
    and rip me to pieces with no one to rescue(B) me.

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14 If their children are multiplied, it is for the sword,
    and their offspring have not enough to eat.(A)

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14 However many his children,(A) their fate is the sword;(B)
    his offspring will never have enough to eat.(C)

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16 Their roots dry up beneath,
    and their branches wither above.(A)
17 Their memory perishes from the earth,
    and they have no name in the street.(B)
18 They are thrust from light into darkness
    and driven out of the world.
19 They have no offspring or descendant among their people
    and no survivor where they used to live.(C)

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16 His roots dry up below(A)
    and his branches wither above.(B)
17 The memory of him perishes from the earth;(C)
    he has no name(D) in the land.(E)
18 He is driven from light into the realm of darkness(F)
    and is banished(G) from the world.(H)
19 He has no offspring(I) or descendants(J) among his people,
    no survivor(K) where once he lived.(L)

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although you know that I am not guilty,
    and there is no one to deliver out of your hand?(A)

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though you know that I am not guilty(A)
    and that no one can rescue me from your hand?(B)

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If your children sinned against him,
    he delivered them into the power of their transgression.(A)

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When your children sinned against him,
    he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.(A)

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10 The roar of the lion, the voice of the fierce lion,
    and the teeth of the young lions are broken.(A)
11 The strong lion perishes for lack of prey,
    and the whelps of the lioness are scattered.(B)

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10 The lions may roar(A) and growl,
    yet the teeth of the great lions(B) are broken.(C)
11 The lion perishes for lack of prey,(D)
    and the cubs of the lioness are scattered.(E)

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19 and suddenly a great wind came across the desert, struck the four corners of the house, and it fell on the young people, and they are dead; I alone have escaped to tell you.”(A)

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19 when suddenly a mighty wind(A) swept in from the desert and struck the four corners of the house. It collapsed on them and they are dead,(B) and I am the only one who has escaped to tell you!(C)

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