Psalms 109:12

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 about and beg; And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes. 11Let the creditor seize all that he has, And let strangers plunder the product of his labor. Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him, Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children. 13Let his posterity be cut off; In a following generation let their name be blotted out. 14Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord, And do not let the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Psalms 109:12 word by word

אַל־יְהִי־ל֭וֹ מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ חָ֑סֶד וְֽאַל־יְהִ֥י ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן לִיתוֹמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

• Let there be noneאַל'al · notH408
• extendמָשַׁךְmâshak · to drawH4900
• lovingkindnessחֶ֫סֶדchêsêd · kindnessH2617
• any to be graciousחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
• to his fatherlessיָתוֹםyâthôm · orphanH3490

Cross-references for Psalms 109:12

• Isaiah 27:11When its limbs are dry, they are broken off; Women come and make a fire with them, For they are not a people of discernment, Therefore their Maker will not have compassion on them. And their Creator will not be gracious to them.
• Luke 6:38Give, and it will be given to you. They will pour into your lap a good measure--pressed down, shaken together, and running over. For by your standard of measure it will be measured to you in return.”
• James 2:13For judgment will be merciless to one who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Psalms 137:8O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, How blessed will be the one who repays you With the recompense with which you have repaid us.
• Isaiah 13:18And their bows will mow down the young men, They will not even have compassion on the fruit of the womb, Nor will their eye pity children.
• Matthew 27:25And all the people said, “His blood shall be on us and on our children!”
• Luke 11:50so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation,

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

Topics related to Psalms 109:12

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Favor
• God
• Pity
• 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