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Psalm 109:7-9
New English Translation
Psalm 109:7-9
New English Translation
7 When he is judged, he will be found[a] guilty.[b]
Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.
8 May his days be few.[c]
May another take his job.[d]
9 May his children[e] be fatherless,
and his wife a widow.
Footnotes
- Psalm 109:7 tn The prefixed verbal form could be taken as a jussive, but the use of the imperfect form in the following line suggests that v. 7 anticipates the outcome of the accusation envisioned in v. 6.
- Psalm 109:7 tn Heb “he will go out [as] a criminal” (that is, guilty).
- Psalm 109:8 tn The prefixed verbal forms (except those with vav [ו] consecutive) in vv. 8-20 are taken as jussives of prayer. Note the distinct jussive forms used in vv. 12-13, 15, 19.
- Psalm 109:8 tn The Hebrew noun פְּקֻדָּה (pequddah) can mean “charge” or “office,” though BDB 824 s.v. suggests that here it refers to his possessions.
- Psalm 109:9 tn Or “sons.”
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