Tehillim 109:15

15 Let them be before Hashem tamid, that He may cut off the memory of them from ha’aretz.

Tehillim 109:15 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 109:15

Let them be before the Lord continually
And not cast behind his back, or into the depths of the sea, never to be seen more, as sins are when forgiven; but be always in sight, as loathsome and abominable, and causing those that committed them to be abhorred for them; and be before him, as a Judge, to examine them, the nature and kind of them, and to condemn and punish for them; see ( Exodus 20:5 ) . The Targum is,

``let them be before the Word of the Lord always;''

see ( Hebrews 4:13 ) .

That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;
so that they may not be remembered with any applause, or their name spoken of with any commendation; see ( Job 18:17 ) .

Tehillim 109:15 In-Context

13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the dor acher (generation following) let their shem be blotted out.

14 Let the avon of his avot be remembered before Hashem; and let not the chattat immo be blotted out.

15 Let them be before Hashem tamid, that He may cut off the memory of them from ha’aretz.

16 Because he remembered not to show chesed, but persecuted the ish oni and the evyon, that he might even slay the nikheh levav (brokenhearted person).

17 As he loved kelalah (cursing), so it came on him; as he delighted not in brocha (blessing), so it was far from him.