God’s Word Translation
Psalms 109:12
12Let no one be kind to him anymore. Let no one show any pity to his fatherless children.
Psalms 109:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
- New International Version (NIV)May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Let there be none to extend mercy to him, Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.
Context of Psalms 109:12
10Let his children wander around and beg. Let them seek help far from their ruined homes. 11Let a creditor take everything he owns. Let strangers steal what he has worked for. Let 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. 14Let the Lord remember the guilt of his ancestors and not wipe out his mother’s sin.
Read all of Psalms 109Psalms 109:12 word by word
אַל־יְהִי־ל֭וֹ מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ חָ֑סֶד וְֽאַל־יְהִ֥י ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן לִיתוֹמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 109:12
- Isaiah 27:11When the branches are dried up, they will be broken off. Women will come and build a fire with them. These people don’t understand ⌞these things⌟. That is why their maker won’t have compassion on them, and their Creator won’t have pity on them.
- Luke 6:38Give, and you will receive. A large quantity, pressed together, shaken down, and running over will be put into your pocket. The standards you use for others will be applied to you.”
- James 2:13No mercy will be shown to those who show no mercy to others. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Psalms 137:8You destructive people of Babylon, blessed is the one who pays you back with the same treatment you gave us.
- Isaiah 13:18But their bows will smash the youth. They’ll have no compassion for babies, nor will they look with pity on children.
- Matthew 27:25All the people answered, “The responsibility for killing him will rest on us and our children.”
- Luke 11:50So the people living now will be charged with the murder of every prophet since the world was made.
Commentaries on Psalms 109:12
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12Let there be none to extend mercy unto him - Let him find compassion and sympathy in no one. When he suffers, let him be left to bear it alone. Let there be none found to shed a tear of compassion over him, or to relieve him. Literally, “Let there be no one to draw out kindness to him.” Neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children - To show them mercy or kindness. See the notes at Psalm 109:10.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. 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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