Psalms 109:11
An exactor layeth a snare for all that he hath, And strangers spoil his labour.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.
In Context
10And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.
12He hath none to extend kindness, Nor is there one showing favour to his orphans.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:33The fruit of thy ground, and all thy labour, eat up doth a people whom thou hast not known; and thou hast been only oppressed and bruised all the days;
Judges 6:3And it hath been, if Israel hath sowed, that Midian hath come up, and Amalek, and the sons of the east, yea, they have come up against him,
Job 18:9Seize on the heel doth a gin, Prevail over him do the designing.
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 →