Psalms 109:12 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 109:12

May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.

BSB

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ASV

Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.

KJV

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

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Commentary

3 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 5 (1878)

Let there be none to extend mercy unto him. He had no mercy, but on the contrary, he crushed down all who appealed to him. Loath to smite him with his own weapon, stern justice can do no otherwise, she lifts her scales and sees that this, too, must be in the sentence. Neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

The children of wicked parents often fare the worse for their parents' wickedness in this way that the bowels of men's compassion are shut up from them, which yet ought not to be, for why should children suffer for that which was not their fault, but their infelicity?

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(5.) That his posterity should be miserable. Fatherless children, though they have nothing of their own, yet sometimes are well provided for by the kindness of those whom God inclines to pity them; but this wicked man having never shown mercy there shall be none to extend mercy to him, by favouring his fatherless children when he is gone,

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Original language & word study

9 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
יְהִי־	ye.hi-	it belong	H1961 →
ל֭וֹ	lo	to him
מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ	mo.Shekh	[one who] prolongs	H4900 →
חָ֑סֶד	Cha.sed	loyalty	H2617 →
וְֽאַל־	ve.'al-	and may not	H408 →
יְהִ֥י	ye.Hi	it belong	H1961 →
ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן	cho.Nen	[one who] shows favor	H2603 →
לִיתוֹמָֽיו׃	li.to.Mav	to fatherless children his	H3490 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 6:38
Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured…
leads to
- 2 Corinthians 9:6–8
  Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously.
- Deuteronomy 15:10
  Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything…
- Mark 4:24
  He went on to say, “Pay attention to what you hear. With the measure you use, it will be measured to you, and even more will be added to you.
- Proverbs 3:9–10
  Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
- Matthew 7:2
  For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.
Through
James 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
leads to
- Matthew 5:7
  Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
- Proverbs 21:13
  Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.
- Matthew 6:15
  But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours.

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