Psalms 109:12

12 May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children.

Psalms 109:12 in Other Translations

12 Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

12 Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children!

12 Let no one be kind to him; let no one pity his fatherless children.

12 May there be no one around to help him out, no one willing to give his orphans a break.

12 Let no one show him kindness, and let no one be gracious to his fatherless 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 May his children be wandering beggars; may they be driven from their ruined homes.

11 May a creditor seize all he has; may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.

12 May no one extend kindness to him or take pity on his fatherless children.

13 May his descendants be cut off, their names blotted out from the next generation.

14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.

Cross References

• 1. S Job 5:4; Isaiah 9:17