Psalms 109:13

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

Key Reflection

In Psalm 109:13, the verse suggests a severe judgment where not even kindness or compassion would be shown to an individual and their orphaned offspring, emphasizing a complete isolation and abandonment. This extreme imagery underscores the gravity of divine retribution for those who have wronged others.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Let his posterity be cut off -To have a numerous posterity, to have the name and family perpetuated, was regarded among the Hebrews as one of the greatest and most desirable blessings. Hence, to pray that all one’s family might be cut off was one of the severest forms of malediction which could be employed. And in the generation following -The very next generation. Let not his family be perpetuated at all. Let their name be blotted out -As a name is erased from a catalogue or muster-roll when one dies.

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