Psalms 109:8-9

109:8 May his days be few!

May another take his job!

109:9 May his children be fatherless,

and his wife a widow!

Psalms 112:3

112:3 His house contains wealth and riches;

his integrity endures.

Psalms 132:18

132:18 I will humiliate his enemies,

and his crown will shine.


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.

tn The Hebrew noun פְּקֻדָּה (pÿquddah) can mean “charge” or “office,” though BDB 824 s.v. suggests that here it refers to his possessions.

tn Or “sons.”

tn Heb “stands forever.”

tn Heb “his enemies I will clothe [with] shame.”