Psalms 109:11

An exactor lays a snare for all that he has, || And strangers spoil his labor.

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

In Context

10And his sons wander continually, || Indeed, they have begged, || And have sought out of their dry places.

12He has none to extend kindness, || Nor is there one showing favor to his orphans.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:33A people whom you have not known eat the fruit of your ground and all your labor; and you have been only oppressed and bruised [for] all the days;

Judges 6:3And it has been, if Israel has sowed, that Midian has come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, indeed, they have come up against him,

Job 18:9A trap seizes on the heel, || The designing prevails over him.

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 →

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