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Psalms 109:15
15Let them be before the Lord continually, That He may cut off their memory from the earth;
Psalms 109:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)May their sins always remain before the Lord, that he may blot out their name from the earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let them be before the Lord continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let them be continually before the Lord, That He may cut off the memory of them from the earth;
Context of Psalms 109:15
13Let his descendants be cut off, And in the following generation let their name be blotted out. 14Let the wickedness of his fathers be remembered by the Lord; And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out. Let them be before the Lord continually, That He may cut off their memory from the earth; 16Because the man did not remember to show kindness, But persecuted the suffering and needy man, And the brokenhearted, to put them to death. 17He also loved cursing, and it came [back] to him; He did not delight in blessing, so it was far from him.
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יִהְי֣וּ נֶֽגֶד־יְהוָ֣ה תָּמִ֑יד וְיַכְרֵ֖ת מֵאֶ֣רֶץ זִכְרָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 109:15
- Psalms 51:9Hide Your face from my sins And blot out all my iniquities.
- Psalms 90:8You have placed our wickedness before you, Our secret sins [which we tried to conceal, You have placed] in the [revealing] light of Your presence.
- Deuteronomy 32:34‘Is it not laid up in store with Me, Sealed up in My treasuries?
- Jeremiah 2:22For though you wash yourself with lye And use much soap, The stain of your guilt is [still] before Me [and you are soiled and dirty],” says the Lord God.
- Hosea 7:2But they do not consider in their hearts (minds) That I remember [always] all their wickedness. Now their deeds surround and entangle them; They are before My face.
- Amos 8:7The Lord has sworn [an oath] by the pride of Jacob, “Surely I shall never forget [nor leave unpunished] any of their [rebellious] acts.
- Psalms 109:13Let his descendants be cut off, And in the following generation let their name be blotted out.
- Psalms 34:16The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, To cut off the memory of them from the earth.
- Job 18:17Memory of him perishes from the earth, And he has no name on the street.
- Isaiah 65:15And you will leave your name behind to My chosen ones [who will use it] as a curse, And the Lord God will put you to death, But He will call His servants by another name [a much greater name, just as the name Israel was greater than the name Jacob].
Commentaries on Psalms 109:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Let them be before the Lord continually - Let their sins never pass from the mind of God. Let him never so forget them as not to inflict punishment for them. That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth - That they may be wholly forgotten among people. Let their very name perish; and let the offender in this case be in the condition of those who have no ancestors to whom they can refer with pride and pleasure. The idea here is drawn from the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-20Verses 6-20 The Lord Jesus may speak here as a Judge, denouncing sentence on some of his enemies, to warn others. When men reject the salvation of Christ, even their prayers are numbered among their sins. See what hurries some to shameful deaths, and brings the families and estates of others to ruin; makes them and theirs despicable and hateful, and brings poverty, shame, and misery upon their posterity: it is sin, that mischievous, destructive thing. And…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-19The NLT translates these verses as the words of the psalmist’s accusers; Hebrew lacks They say, which makes it unclear who is speaking.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1514-15. Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered, &c.--Added to the terrible overthrow following his own sin, let there be the imputation of his parents' guilt, that it may now come before God, for His meting out its full consequences, in cutting off the memory of them (that is, the parents) from the earth (Psa 34:16).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 109
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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