12. Lord Almighty, you who examine the righteousand probe the heart and mind,let me see your vengeance on them,for to you I have committed my cause.
13. Sing to the Lord!Give praise to the Lord!He rescues the life of the needyfrom the hands of the wicked.
14. Cursed be the day I was born!May the day my mother bore me not be blessed!
15. Cursed be the man who brought my father the news,who made him very glad, saying,‘A child is born to you – a son!’
16. May that man be like the townsthe Lord overthrew without pity.May he hear wailing in the morning,a battle cry at noon.
17. For he did not kill me in the womb,with my mother as my grave,her womb enlarged for ever.