Psalms 109:12

109:11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour.

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

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Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children.

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

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

109:13 Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.

What does Psalms 109:12 mean?

Psalms 109:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include מָשַׁךְ (mâshak), חֵסֵד (chêçêd), חָנַן (chânan).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

there

none

extendמָשַׁךְmâshak/maw-shak'/H4900to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)

mercyחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

unto

him:

neither

let

there

any

favourחָנַןchânan/khaw-nan'/H2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)

his

fatherless

children.יָתוֹםyâthôwm/yaw-thome'/H3490a bereaved person

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What does Psalms 109:12 say?

Psalms 109:12 (King James Version) reads: "Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children."

Is Psalms 109:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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