Psalms 109:14

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

Psalms 109:14 in Other Translations

14 Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the LORD; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out!

14 May the LORD never forget the sins of his fathers; may his mother’s sins never be erased from the record.

14 But erect a memorial to the sin of his father, and make sure his mother's name is there, too -

14 Let his forefathers' guilt be remembered before the Lord, and do not let his mother's sin be blotted out.

Psalms 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.

Psalms 109:14 In-Context

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.

15 May their sins always remain before the LORD, that he may blot out their name from the earth.

16 For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted.

Cross References

• 1. Exodus 20:5; Numbers 14:18; Isaiah 65:6-7; Jeremiah 32:18; Nehemiah 4:5; Jeremiah 18:23