Psalms 109:12

¹⁰ May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.

¹¹ May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.

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

¹³ May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.

¹⁴ May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD, and the sin of his mother never be blotted out.

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.
KJV: Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.
WEB: Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children.
ASV: Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.
DARBY: Let there be none to extend kindness unto him, neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children;
BLB: None shall there be for him extending kindness, and none shall there be showing favor to his fatherless.

ÅB: La ham ikke finne noen som bevarer miskunnhet imot ham og la ingen forbarme seg over hans farløse barn!
OTB: Måtte det ikke være noen som viser ham godhet,
Heller ikke noen som viser nåde mot hans foreldreløse barn.
B1930: La ham ikke finne nogen som bevarer miskunnhet imot ham og la ingen forbarme sig over hans farløse barn!

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 137:8–9
O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.
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James 2:13
For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
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Matthew 27:25
All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”
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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 back to you.”
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Isaiah 27:11
When its limbs are dry, they are broken off. Women come and use them for kindling; for this is a people without understanding. Therefore their Maker has no compassion on them, and their Creator shows them no favor.
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Luke 11:50–51
As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world,
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Job 5:4
His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.
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Isaiah 9:17
Therefore the Lord takes no pleasure in their young men; He has no compassion on their fatherless and widows. For every one of them is godless and wicked, and every mouth speaks folly. Despite all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still upraised.
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