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15 Let them be before the Lord continually,
    and may his[a] memory be cut off from the earth.
16 For he did not remember to show kindness,
    but pursued the poor and needy
    and the broken-hearted to their death.
17 He loved to curse; let curses come on him.
    He did not like blessing; may it be far from him.

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  1. Psalm 109:15 Gk: Heb their

15 May their sins always remain before(A) the Lord,
    that he may blot out their name(B) from the earth.

16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,
    but hounded to death the poor
    and the needy(C) and the brokenhearted.(D)
17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
    may it come back on him.(E)
He found no pleasure in blessing—
    may it be far from him.

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