Psalms 109:14

Psalms 109:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.
• New International Version (NIV)May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
• English Standard Version (ESV)May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord, And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

Context of Psalms 109:14

12May there be none to extend kindness to him, Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children. 13May his descendants be eliminated; May their name be wiped out in a following generation. May the guilt of his fathers be remembered before the Lord, And do not let the sin of his mother be wiped out. 15May they be before the Lord continually, So that He may eliminate their memory from the earth; 16Because he did not remember to show mercy, But persecuted the afflicted and needy person, And the despondent in heart, to put them to death.

Psalms 109:14 word by word

יִזָּכֵ֤ר׀ עֲוֹ֣ן אֲ֭בֹתָיו אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה וְחַטַּ֥את אִ֝מּ֗וֹ אַל־תִּמָּֽח׃Read the interlinear

• the guiltעָוֺן‛âvôn ‛âvôn · iniquity: crimeH5771
• of his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• be rememberedזָכַרzâkar · to rememberH2142
• beforeאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• And do not let the sinחַטָּאתchaţţâ'âh chaţţâ'th · sinH2403
• of his motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• wipedמָחָהmâchâh · to wipeH4229

Cross-references for Psalms 109:14

• Exodus 20:5You shall not worship them nor serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, inflicting the punishment of the fathers on the children, on the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
• Leviticus 26:39So those of you who may be left will rot away because of their wrongdoing in the lands of your enemies; and also because of the wrongdoing of their forefathers they will rot away with them.
• 2 Samuel 3:29May it turn upon the head of Joab and on all his father’s house; and may there not be eliminated from the house of Joab someone who suffers a discharge, or has leprosy, or holds the spindle, or falls by the sword, or lacks bread.”
• 2 Samuel 21:1Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the presence of the Lord. And the Lord said, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
• Matthew 23:31So you testify against yourselves, that you are sons of those who murdered the prophets.
• 2 Kings 8:27He walked in the way of the house of Ahab and did evil in the sight of the Lord, like the house of Ahab, because he was a son-in-law of the house of Ahab.
• 2 Kings 9:27When Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by way of the garden house. But Jehu pursued him and said, “Shoot him too, in the chariot.” So they shot him at the ascent of Gur, which is at Ibleam. But he fled to Megiddo and died there.
• 2 Kings 10:13Jehu encountered the relatives of Ahaziah king of Judah, and he said, “Who are you?” And they answered, “We are the relatives of Ahaziah; and we have come down to greet the sons of the king and the sons of the queen mother.”
• 2 Kings 11:1When Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and eliminated all the royal children.
• 2 Chronicles 22:3He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor to act wickedly.
• Nehemiah 4:5Do not forgive their guilt and do not let their sin be wiped out before You, for they have demoralized the builders.
• Isaiah 43:25“I, I alone, am the one who wipes out your wrongdoings for My own sake, And I will not remember your sins.
• Jeremiah 18:23But You, Lord, know All their deadly schemes against me; Do not forgive their wrongdoing Or wipe out their sin from Your sight. But may they be overthrown before You; Deal with them in the time of Your anger!

Commentaries on Psalms 109:14

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Let the iniquity of his fathers - Of his ancestors. Be remembered with the Lord - Or, by the Lord. The doctrine of the Bible is, that God “visits the iniquities of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate” him Exodus 20:5; the matter of fact is that children and children‘s children often suffer from the errors, the crimes, and the follies of their parents, as in the case of intemperance, murder, and treason…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. 14Children share in the sinful condition of their parents (Psalm 51:5; Exodus 20:5; Ephesians 2:3). The speaker asks the Lord to punish this guilty person also for the sins of his family who lived before him (compare Matthew 23:35–36).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

Topics related to Psalms 109:14

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Prayer
• Wicked (People)

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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