Psalms 109:9
Cause that his children will not have a father any more and that his wife will become a widow.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.
In Context
8Then, cause that he will soon die and that someone else will have his job/work (OR, possessions).
Cross References
Exodus 22:24And I will be angry with you, and I will cause you to be killed in a war [MTY]. Your wives will become widows, and your children will no longer have fathers.
Lamentations 5:3Our enemies have killed our fathers; they caused our mothers to become widows.
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 →