Psalms 109:11

Psalms 109:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
• New International Version (NIV)May a creditor seize all he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May the creditor seize all that he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his toil!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let the creditor seize all that he has, And let strangers plunder his labor.

Context of Psalms 109:11

9May he soon die, so that his children have no father, and his wife has no husband. 10Cause his children to have no home, so that they go from place to place, and ask people to give them food. May the people who lent money to my enemy, take away everything that belonged to him. Let strangers take everything that he worked hard to get for himself. 12Do not let anyone be kind to him. Do not let anyone help his children, even when they have no father. 13Remove all the descendants in his family. When his children die, may nobody remember his family any more!

Psalms 109:11 word by word

יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ נ֭וֹשֶׁה לְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ וְיָבֹ֖זּוּ זָרִ֣ים יְגִיעֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let the extortionerנָשָׁהnâshâh · to lendH5383
• catchנָקַשׁnâqash · to snareH5367
• all that he hath; and let the strangersזוּרzûr · be a strangerH2114
• spoilבָּזַזbâzaz · to plunderH962
• his labourיְגִיעַyegîya‛ · toilH3018

Cross-references for Psalms 109:11

• Job 5:5Hungry people take their crops to eat. They even take them from among the weeds. Thirsty people take the fool's money for themselves.
• Job 18:9A trap catches his foot and he cannot move.
• Job 20:18He will have to give back everything that he owned. He will not enjoy the things that he has worked for.
• Deuteronomy 28:29Even at midday, you will not see your way. You will be in the dark, like a blind person. You will not be able to go anywhere, whatever you do. Every day, people will be cruel to you. People will rob you. No one will be there to save you.
• Judges 6:3When they planted seeds to grow food, their enemies would attack them. The Midianites, Amalekites and people from the east would come to rob them.

Commentaries on Psalms 109:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Let the strangers spoil his labor - Many of these execrations were literally fulfilled in the case of the miserable Jews, after the death of our Lord. They were not only expelled from their own country, after the destruction of Jerusalem, but they were prohibited from returning; and so taxed by the Roman government, that they were reduced to the lowest degree of poverty. Domitian expelled them from Rome; and they were obliged to take up their habitation…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Let the extortioner catch all that he hath - literally, “Let the extortioner cast a snare over all that he hath;” that is, let him seize all his property. The word rendered “catch” - נקשׁ nâqash - is a word which means to lay a snare, as for birds and wild animals, and hence, it means to ensnare, to entrap, to catch. The word rendered “extortioner” means literally one who lends or borrows money; a money-loaner; in our times, a “broker.” Here it refers to…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. 8-11Family members of people guilty of capital crimes sometimes died with the offender (Numbers 16:1–33; Joshua 7:1–25) or had their property taken away (1 Kings 21:13–16).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-311. God of my praise--its object, thus recognizing God as a certain helper. Be not silent (compare Psa 17:13; 28:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 109:11

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Extortion
• Prayer
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Creditor
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• Psalms, Book of

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