God’s Word Translation
Psalms 109:11
11Let a creditor take everything he owns. Let strangers steal what he has worked for.
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
9“Let his children become fatherless and his wife a widow. 10Let his children wander around and beg. Let them seek help far from their ruined homes. Let a creditor take everything he owns. Let strangers steal what he has worked for. 12Let no one be kind to him anymore. Let no one show any pity to his fatherless children. 13Let his descendants be cut off and their family name be wiped out by the next generation.
Read all of Psalms 109Psalms 109:11 word by word
יְנַקֵּ֣שׁ נ֭וֹשֶׁה לְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־ל֑וֹ וְיָבֹ֖זּוּ זָרִ֣ים יְגִיעֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 109:11
- Job 5:5What a stubborn fool gathers, hungry people eat. They take it even from among the thorns, and thirsty people pant after his wealth.
- Job 18:9A trap catches his heel. A snare holds him.
- Job 20:18He will give back what he earned without enjoying it. He will get no joy from the profits of his business
- Deuteronomy 28:29You will grope in broad daylight as blind people grope in their blindness. You won’t be successful in anything you do. As long as you live, you will be oppressed and robbed with no one to rescue you.
- Judges 6:3Whenever Israel planted crops, Midian, Amalek, and Kedem came and damaged the crops.
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
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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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