Give them anguish of heart; your curse be upon them!—the verse intensifies the imprecation: not merely external punishment but internal anguish (heart suffering) and God's curse. The petition for a curse invokes God's negative power; the speaker asks for God to do to the enemies what God has done to the speaker. Theologically, the verse suggests that divine curse is a real and formidable thing; to curse in God's name is to invoke ultimate power. The focus on anguish of heart suggests that the punishment should be internal and spiritual, not merely physical. The verse represents the peak of the imprecatory prayer; the speaker asks for the enemies to suffer as the speaker has suffered.

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