Psaume 109:14

14 Que l'iniquité de ses pères reste en souvenir devant l'Eternel, Et que le péché de sa mère ne soit point effacé!

Psaume 109:14 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 109:14

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord,
&c.] Not of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob; who, though they had their failings, they were not remembered, and much less punished in their posterity, but were forgiven: rather of the Amorites and Hittites; the one being said to be the father, and the other the mother, of the Jews, ( Ezekiel 16:3 ) , they succeeding them in their land, and imitating their example, and committing the same sins they did: or rather of their wicked ancestors, who killed the prophets; and the measure of whose sins Judas and the Jews filled up in crucifying Christ, see ( Matthew 23:31 Matthew 23:32 ) . The iniquity of these may be said to be remembered, it not being forgiven, when it was brought to account, and punished in their posterity, doing the same wicked actions; compare with this ( Revelation 16:19 ) ( 18:5 ) .

And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out:
or forgiven; but stand as a debt to be accounted for: meaning not the sin of his mother Eve, nor of his immediate parent; but either of the Hittite as before, or of the synagogue of the Jews, or Jerusalem, which killed the prophets of the Lord.

Psaume 109:14 In-Context

12 Que nul ne conserve pour lui de l'affection, Et que personne n'ait pitié de ses orphelins!

13 Que ses descendants soient exterminés, Et que leur nom s'éteigne dans la génération suivante!

14 Que l'iniquité de ses pères reste en souvenir devant l'Eternel, Et que le péché de sa mère ne soit point effacé!

15 Qu'ils soient toujours présents devant l'Eternel, Et qu'il retranche de la terre leur mémoire,

16 Parce qu'il ne s'est pas souvenu d'exercer la miséricorde, Parce qu'il a persécuté le malheureux et l'indigent, Jusqu'à faire mourir l'homme au coeur brisé!