Psalms 109:12

12 Let no one show him love or have mercy on his orphaned children.

Psalms 109:12 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 109:12

Let there be none to extend mercy unto him
No pity is ever expressed at hearing or reading the sad case of Judas; and though the Jews were pitied of those that carried them captive to Babylon, ( Psalms 106:46 ) , yet, in their last destruction by the Romans, no mercy was shown them; the wrath of God and man came upon them to the uttermost, ( 1 Thessalonians 2:16 ) .

Neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children:
to bestow any benefit upon them; to relieve their wants, nor to protect their persons; no more respect shown them than to their father, being shunned and hated for their father's sake.

Psalms 109:12 In-Context

10 Make his children wander around, begging for food. Let them be forced out of the ruins in which they live.
11 Let the people to whom he owes money take everything he owns, and let strangers steal everything he has worked for.
12 Let no one show him love or have mercy on his orphaned children.
13 Let all his descendants die and be forgotten by those who live after him.
14 Lord, remember how wicked his ancestors were, and don't let the sins of his mother be wiped out.
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