Psalm 109:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The cursing that he loved, may it fall on him; the blessing in which he refused to delight, may it be far from him.

Young's Literal Translation
And he loveth reviling, and it meeteth him, And he hath not delighted in blessing, And it is far from him.

King James Bible
As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

Hebrew
The cursing
קְ֭לָלָה (qə·lā·lāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7045: Vilification

he loved,
וַיֶּאֱהַ֣ב (way·ye·’ĕ·haḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 157: To have affection f

may it fall on him;
וַתְּבוֹאֵ֑הוּ (wat·tə·ḇō·w·’ê·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the blessing
בִּ֝בְרָכָ֗ה (biḇ·rā·ḵāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1293: Benediction, prosperity

he refused
וְֽלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

to delight in,
חָפֵ֥ץ (ḥā·p̄êṣ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2654: To incline to, to bend, to be pleased with, desire

may it be far
וַתִּרְחַ֥ק (wat·tir·ḥaq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7368: To be or become far or distant

from him.
מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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