Psalms 109:12
Let no man have pity on him, or give help to his children when he is dead.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
In Context
11Let his creditor take all his goods; and let others have the profit of his work.
13Let his seed be cut off; in the coming generation let their name go out of memory.
Cross References
Job 5:4Now his children have no safe place, and they are crushed before the judges, for no one takes up their cause.
Isaiah 9:17For this cause the Lord will have no pleasure in their young men, and no pity on their widows and the children without fathers: for they are all haters of God and evil-doers, and foolish words come from every mouth. For all this his wrath is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Isaiah 27:11When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.
Luke 6:38Give, and it will be given to you; good measure, crushed down, full and running over, they will give to you. For in the same measure as you give, it will be given to you again.
James 2:13For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:7-21
Prophetic Imprecations. 6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. 7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. 8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office. 9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. 11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. 12 Let there be none to… Read the whole commentary →