Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. New Living Translation May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow. English Standard Version May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow! Berean Standard Bible May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. King James Bible Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. New King James Version Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow. New American Standard Bible May his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow. NASB 1995 Let his children be fatherless And his wife a widow. NASB 1977 Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow. Legacy Standard Bible Let his sons be orphans And his wife a widow. Amplified Bible Let his children be fatherless And his wife a widow. Christian Standard Bible Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. Holman Christian Standard Bible Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. American Standard Version Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow. Contemporary English Version Make orphans of his children and a widow of his wife; English Revised Version Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. GOD'S WORD® Translation "Let his children become fatherless and his wife a widow. Good News Translation May his children become orphans, and his wife a widow! International Standard Version May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow. Majority Standard Bible May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. NET Bible May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow! New Heart English Bible Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. Webster's Bible Translation Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. World English Bible Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHis sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow. Young's Literal Translation His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow. Smith's Literal Translation His sons shall be orphans, and his wife a widow. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMay his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible May his children be fatherless, his wife, a widow. New Revised Standard Version May his children be orphans, and his wife a widow. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet their children be fatherless and their wives widows. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Their children shall be orphans and their wives, widows. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Song of the Slandered…8May his days be few; may another take his position. 9May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. 10May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.… Cross References Exodus 22:24 My anger will be kindled, and I will kill you with the sword; then your wives will become widows and your children will be fatherless. Jeremiah 18:21 Therefore, hand their children over to famine; pour out the power of the sword upon them. Let their wives become childless and widowed; let their husbands be slain by disease, their young men struck down by the sword in battle. Lamentations 5:3 We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers are widows. Job 18:19 He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived. Isaiah 14:20-22 You will not join them in burial, since you have destroyed your land and slaughtered your own people. The offspring of the wicked will never again be mentioned. / Prepare a place to slaughter his sons for the iniquities of their forefathers. They will never rise up to possess a land or cover the earth with their cities. / “I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD. Deuteronomy 28:32 Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand. Hosea 9:12 Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them! Proverbs 17:13 If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house. 1 Samuel 2:32-33 You will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age. / And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve. All your descendants will die by the sword of men. 2 Samuel 14:7 Now the whole clan has risen up against your maidservant and said, ‘Hand over the one who struck down his brother, that we may put him to death for the life of the brother whom he killed. Then we will cut off the heir as well!’ So they would extinguish my one remaining ember by not preserving my husband’s name or posterity on the earth.” Matthew 23:38 Look, your house is left to you desolate. Luke 13:35 Look, your house is left to you desolate. And I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’” Matthew 27:25 All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!” Acts 1:20 “For it is written in the book of Psalms: ‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it,’ and, ‘May another take his position.’ Romans 11:9-10 And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. / May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.” Treasury of Scripture Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. Exodus 22:24 And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless. Jeremiah 18:21 Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle. Lamentations 5:3 We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers are as widows. Jump to Previous Children Fatherless Widow WifeJump to Next Children Fatherless Widow WifePsalm 109 1. David complains of his slanderous enemies16. He shows their sin 21. Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help 29. He promises thankfulness May his children be fatherless This phrase reflects a curse or imprecation, a common feature in imprecatory psalms where the psalmist calls for divine justice against enemies. The desire for children to be fatherless indicates a wish for the death of the father, which in ancient Israelite society would leave the family vulnerable and without protection or provision. The cultural context of the time placed significant importance on the male head of the household for economic stability and social standing. This curse highlights the severity of the psalmist's plea for justice. Biblically, the concept of fatherlessness is often associated with vulnerability and a need for divine intervention, as seen in passages like Exodus 22:22-24, where God commands care for orphans. and his wife a widow. Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidTraditionally attributed as the author of Psalm 109, David is expressing a deep lament and imprecation against his enemies. 2. Enemies of David The psalm is a plea for divine justice against those who have wronged David, possibly referring to specific adversaries during his reign. 3. God The ultimate judge and the one to whom David directs his plea for justice and vindication. 4. Children and Widow Represent the family of the enemy, who would suffer as a result of the enemy's downfall. 5. Ancient Israel The cultural and historical context in which these imprecations were understood as appeals for divine justice. Teaching Points Understanding Imprecatory PsalmsRecognize the cultural and historical context of imprecatory psalms as expressions of deep anguish and appeals for divine justice. Trust in Divine Justice Like David, believers can bring their grievances to God, trusting Him to judge righteously. Balancing Justice and Mercy While seeking justice, Christians are called to balance this with the New Testament teachings of love and forgiveness. God's Heart for the Vulnerable Reflect on God's concern for widows and orphans, and consider how this should influence our actions and prayers. Personal Reflection on Anger and Forgiveness Use this psalm as a mirror to examine personal feelings of anger and the need for forgiveness in light of Christ's teachings.(9) Children . . . wife.--It is one of the sadly peculiar features of this series of curses that the resentment of the imprecator cannot satisfy itself on the person of his foe, but fastens also on his innocent descendants. To invoke a speedy death does not content him; he must feast his anger with the thought of the fatherless children and desolate widow.Verse 9. - Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. Necessary consequences of his own condemnation to death. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May his childrenבָנָ֥יו (ḇā·nāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son be יִֽהְיוּ־ (yih·yū-) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be fatherless יְתוֹמִ֑ים (yə·ṯō·w·mîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3490: A bereaved person and his wife וְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹ (wə·’iš·tōw) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female a widow. אַלְמָנָֽה׃ (’al·mā·nāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 490: A widow, a desolate place Links Psalm 109:9 NIVPsalm 109:9 NLT Psalm 109:9 ESV Psalm 109:9 NASB Psalm 109:9 KJV Psalm 109:9 BibleApps.com Psalm 109:9 Biblia Paralela Psalm 109:9 Chinese Bible Psalm 109:9 French Bible Psalm 109:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 109:9 Let his children be fatherless and his (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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