Psalms 109:9

109:8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office. office: or, charge

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

KJV

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

109:10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.

What does Psalms 109:9 mean?

Psalms 109:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include בֵּן (bên), יָתוֹם (yâthôwm), אִשָּׁה (ʼishshâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Let

his

childrenבֵּןbên/bane/H1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)

fatherless,יָתוֹםyâthôwm/yaw-thome'/H3490a bereaved person

and

his

wifeאִשָּׁהʼishshâh/ish-shaw'/H802a woman

widow.אַלְמָנָהʼalmânâh/al-maw-naw'/H490a widow; also a desolate place

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:9.

Deuteronomy 10:18

He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.

Deuteronomy 14:29

And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within thy gates, shall come, and shall eat and be satisfied; that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hand which thou doest.

Deuteronomy 16:11

And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.

Deuteronomy 16:14

And thou shalt rejoice in thy feast, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite, the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are within thy gates.

Deuteronomy 24:17

Thou shalt not pervert the judgment of the stranger, nor of the fatherless; nor take a widow's raiment to pledge:

Deuteronomy 24:19

When thou cuttest down thine harvest in thy field, and hast forgot a sheaf in the field, thou shalt not go again to fetch it: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow: that the LORD thy God may bless thee in all the work of thine hands.

Deuteronomy 24:20

When thou beatest thine olive tree, thou shalt not go over the boughs again: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. go: Heb. bough it after thee

Deuteronomy 24:21

When thou gatherest the grapes of thy vineyard, thou shalt not glean it afterward: it shall be for the stranger, for the fatherless, and for the widow. afterward: Heb. after thee

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 109:9 say?

Psalms 109:9 (King James Version) reads: "Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow."

Is Psalms 109:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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