Psalms 109:9 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 109:9

7 When he is judged, let him be found guilty,
And ^alet his prayer become sin.

8 Let his days be ^afew,
And ^blet another take his office.

9 ^aLet his children be fatherless,
And his wife a widow.

10 Let his children¹ continually be vagabonds, and beg;
Let them¹ seek their bread also from their desolate places.

11 ^aLet the creditor seize all that he has,
And let strangers plunder his labor.

12 Let there be none to extend mercy to him,
Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.

13 ^aLet his¹ posterity be cut off,
And in the generation following let their ^bname be blotted out.

14 ^aLet the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the Lord,
And let not the sin of his mother ^bbe blotted out.

15 Let them be continually before the Lord,
That He may ^acut off the memory of them from the earth;

16 Because he did not remember to show mercy,
But persecuted the poor and needy man,
That he might even slay the ^abroken in heart.

17 ^aAs he loved cursing, so let it come to him;
As he did not delight in blessing, so let it be far from him.

18 As he clothed himself with cursing as with his garment,
So let it ^aenter his body like water,
And like oil into his bones.

19 Let it be to him like the garment which covers him,
And for a belt with which he girds himself continually.

20 Let this be the Lord’s reward to my accusers,
And to those who speak evil against my person.

21 But You, O GOD the Lord,
Deal with me for Your name’s sake;
Because Your mercy is good, deliver me.

22 For I am poor and needy,
And my heart is wounded within me.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 109:9

American Standard Version
Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.

Amplified® Bible
Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

Contemporary English Version
Make orphans of his children and a widow of his wife;

Darby English Version
Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow;

Good News Bible
May his children become orphans, and his wife a widow!

King James Version
Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

New American Standard Bible
Let his children be fatherless And his wife a widow.

New International Version
May his children be fatherless
and his wife a widow.

New King James Version
Let his children be fatherless,
And his wife a widow.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Let his children remain fatherless And his wife a widow.

Revised Standard Version
May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow!

Young's Literal Translation
His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow.

New English Translation
May his children¹ be fatherless, and his wife a widow!