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May their table before them become a snare; And when they are at peace, may it become a trap.

May their eyes grow dim so that they cannot see, And make their hips shake continually.

For they have persecuted him whom You Yourself struck, And they tell of the pain of those whom You have wounded.

Add guilt to their guilt, And may they not come into Your righteousness.

May they be wiped out of the book of life, And may they not be recorded with the righteous.

For God will save Zion and build the cities of Judah, So that they may live there and possess it.

May those who are enemies of my soul be put to shame and consumed; May they be covered with disgrace and dishonor, who seek to injure me.

May they fear You while the sun shines, And as long as the moon shines, throughout all generations.

So may he live, and may the gold of Sheba be given to him; And they are to pray for him continually; They are to bless him all day long.

They mock and wickedly speak of oppression; They speak from on high.

They have set their mouth against the heavens, And their tongue parades through the earth.

They say, "How does God know? And is there knowledge with the Most High?"

Behold, these are the wicked; And always at ease, they have increased in wealth.

And now they break down all its carved work With axe and hammers.

The stouthearted were plundered, They sank into sleep; And none of the warriors could use his hands.

For He established a testimony in Jacob, And appointed a law in Israel, Which He commanded our fathers That they were to teach them to their children,

So that the generation to come would know, the children yet to be born, That they would arise and tell them to their children,

So that they would put their confidence in God And not forget the works of God, But comply with His commandments,

They did not keep the covenant of God And refused to walk in His Law;

They forgot His deeds And His miracles that He had shown them.