Psalm 109:10

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And let his sons wander continually and beg, and let them seek sustenance from their desolate places!

Latin

Nutantes transferantur filii ejus et mendicent, et ejiciantur de habitationibus suis.

Original

Hebrew

English

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

Notes

Psalms 109:8–11

Family members of people guilty of capital crimes sometimes died with the offender (Numbers 16:1–33; Joshua 7:1–25) or had their property taken away (1 Kings 21:13–16).

Psalms 109:6–19

The NLT translates these verses as the words of the psalmist’s accusers; Hebrew lacks They say, which makes it unclear who is speaking.

Psalms 109:1–31

The psalmist starts this lament by accusing his accusers of repaying good with evil (Psalm 109:1–5). At the end of the psalm, he prays to the Lord, seeking protection (Psalm 109:21–25) and vengeance (109:26–31).

Theme notes and profiles

David Prayers for Vengeance Psalms of Suffering

Related verses

Psalm 37:25
I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.
Genesis 4:12–14
When you till the ground, it will no longer yield its produce to you. You will be a fugitive and a wanderer on the earth.”
Psalm 59:15
They scavenge for food, and growl if they are not satisfied.
Isaiah 16:2
Like fluttering birds pushed out of the nest, so are the daughters of Moab at the fords of the Arnon:
2 Kings 5:27
Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow.
Job 30:3–9
Gaunt from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, and the desolate wasteland by night.
Job 24:8–12
Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.
2 Samuel 3:29
May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.”

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Curse, Cursed Desert Imprecatory Psalms Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Beggars: The Children of the Wicked Children: Frequently Bore the Curse of Parents Prayer: Imprecatory Wicked (People): Punishment of

Psalm 109:10

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