Psalms 109:15

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

Psalms 109:15 in Other Translations

15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.

15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth!

15 May the LORD always remember these sins, and may his name disappear from human memory.

15 Their sins recorded forever before God, but they themselves sunk in oblivion.

15 Let their sins always remain before the Lord, and let Him cut off [all] memory of them from the earth.

Psalms 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 ) .

Psalms 109:15 In-Context

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.

17 He loved to pronounce a curse— may it come back on him. He found no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 90:8
• 2. S Exodus 17:14; S Deuteronomy 32:26; Job 18:17; Psalms 34:16