Psalms 109:14

Yahweh, remember and do not forgive his ancestors for the evil things that they did, and do not even forgive the sins that his mother committed;

Translation for Translators

In The King James Version

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

In Context

13Cause that all his descendants will die and that his grandchildren will not remember who he [MTY] was.

15think about his sins continually, and cause that his name will be completely forgotten.

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Cross References

Exodus 20:5You must not bow down to any idol and worship it, because I am Yahweh God, and I ◄am very jealous/want you to worship me only►. I will punish those who sin and hate me. I will punish not only them, but I will punish ◄their descendants, down to the third and fourth generation/their children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren►.

Leviticus 26:39And those of you who remain alive will slowly die and rot in the countries of your enemies because of your sins and because of the sins of your ancestors.

2 Samuel 21:1During the time that David ruled, there was a famine in Israel for three years. David prayed to Yahweh about it. And Yahweh said, “ In order for the famine to end, Saul’s family needs to be punished [MTY] because Saul killed many people from Gibeon city.”

2 Kings 8:27King Ahab conducted his life just like the members of Ahab’s family had done. He did things that Yahweh considered to be very evil.

2 Kings 10:13he met some relatives of King Ahaziah of Judah. He asked them, “Who are you?” They replied, “We are relatives of King Ahaziah. We are going to Jezreel to visit the children of Queen Jezebel and the other members of King Joram’s family.”

2 Chronicles 22:3King Ahaziah conducted his life just like the members of Ahab’s family had done, because his mother encouraged him to do things that are evil.

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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