724 Last Review ULB Psa 109

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 \q but I pray for them.
 \q
 \v 5 They repay me evil for good,
-\q and they hate my love.
+\q and hatred for my love.
 
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 \q and may his wife be a widow.
 \q
 \v 10 May his children wander about and beg,
-\q asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home.
+\q seeking food far from their ruined home.
 
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-\v 14 May his ancestors' iniquity be mentioned to Yahweh;
+\v 14 May his ancestors' iniquity be remembered before Yahweh;
 \q and may the sin of his mother not be forgotten.
 \q
-\v 15 May their guilt always be before Yahweh;
-\q may Yahweh cut off their memory from the earth.
+\v 15 May their sins always be before Yahweh;
+\q may he cut off their memory from the earth.
 \q
-\v 16 May Yahweh do this because this man never bothered to show any covenant faithfulness,
-\q but instead harassed the oppressed, the needy,
-\q and the disheartened to death.
+\v 16 May Yahweh do this, for that man never bothered to show any covenant faithfulness,
+\q but harassed the oppressed, the needy,
+\q and the brokenhearted to death.
 
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 \v 17 He loved cursing; may it come back upon him.
-\q He hated blessing; may no blessing come to him.
+\q He hated blessing; may it be far from him.
 \q
 \v 18 He clothed himself with cursing as his garment,
-\q and his curse came into his inner being like water,
+\q and his curse came into his body like water,
 \q like oil into his bones.
 
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 \v 24 My knees are weak from fasting;
-\q I am turning to skin and bones.
+\q my body has become thin and has no fat.
 \q
 \v 25 I have become an object of scorn to my accusers;
 \q when they see me, they shake their heads.
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 \v 26 Help me, Yahweh my God;
 \q save me by your covenant faithfulness.
 \q
-\v 27 May they know that this is your doing,
+\v 27 Let them know that this is your hand,
 \q that you, Yahweh, have done this.
 
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-\v 28 Though they curse me, please bless me;
+\v 28 They curse, but you bless;
 \q when they attack, may they be put to shame,
 \q but may your servant rejoice.
 \q
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 \q I will praise him in the midst of a crowd.
 \q
 \v 31 For he will stand at the right hand of the one who is needy,
-\q to save him from those who judge him.
+\q to save him from those who condemn him.
 
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