New English Translation
Psalms 109:12
12May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on 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
10May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home! 11May the creditor seize all he owns! May strangers loot his property! May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children! 13May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives! 14May his ancestors’ sins be remembered by the Lord! May his mother’s sin not be forgotten!
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 its branches get brittle, they break; women come and use them for kindling. For these people lack understanding, therefore the one who made them has no compassion on them; the one who formed them has no mercy on them.
- Luke 6:38Give, and it will be given to you: A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be poured into your lap. For the measure you use will be the measure you receive.”
- James 2:13For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.
- Psalms 137:8O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! How blessed will be the one who repays you for what you dished out to us!
- Isaiah 13:18Their arrows will cut young men to ribbons; they have no compassion on a person’s offspring, they will not look with pity on children.
- Matthew 27:25In reply all the people said, “Let his blood be on us and on our children!”
- Luke 11:50so that this generation may be held accountable for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world,
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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