Psalms 109:10
May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.
Majority Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
9May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.
11May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.
Cross References
2 Samuel 3:29May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”
Job 5:4His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
Job 27:14Though his sons are many, they are destined for the sword; and his offspring will never have enough food.
Psalms 37:25I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
Isaiah 16:2Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:
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 →