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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/109.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/109.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/109.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/109.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/109.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/109.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless And his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/109.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let his sons be orphans And his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/109.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless And his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/109.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/109.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/109.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/109.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Make orphans of his children and a widow of his wife; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/109.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/109.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Let his children become fatherless and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/109.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May his children become orphans, and his wife a widow! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/109.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May his children become fatherless, and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/109.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/109.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/109.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/109.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/109.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/109.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/109.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/109.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />His sons shall be orphans, and his wife a widow.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/109.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/109.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 108:9>May his sons be orphans, and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/109.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May his children be fatherless, his wife, a widow. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/109.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />May his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/109.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let their children be fatherless and their wives widows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/109.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Their children shall be orphans and their wives, widows.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/109.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/109.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let his children be orphans, and his wife a widow.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/109-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=14020" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">The Song of the Slandered</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>May his days be few; may another take his position. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ḇā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">May his children</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/3490.htm" title="3490: yə·ṯō·w·mîm (N-mp) -- An orphan. From an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person.">fatherless</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: wə·’iš·tōw (Conj-w:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">and his wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/490.htm" title="490: ’al·mā·nāh (N-fs) -- A widow. Fem of 'alman; a widow; also a desolate place.">a widow.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/22-24.htm">Exodus 22:24</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Jeremiah 18:21</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-3.htm">Lamentations 5:3</a></span><br />We have become fatherless orphans; our mothers are widows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/18-19.htm">Job 18:19</a></span><br />He has no offspring or posterity among his people, no survivor where he once lived.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-20.htm">Isaiah 14:20-22</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-12.htm">Hosea 9:12</a></span><br />Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/17-13.htm">Proverbs 17:13</a></span><br />If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-32.htm">1 Samuel 2:32-33</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/14-7.htm">2 Samuel 14:7</a></span><br />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.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-38.htm">Matthew 23:38</a></span><br />Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-35.htm">Luke 13:35</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-25.htm">Matthew 27:25</a></span><br />All the people answered, “His blood be on us and on our children!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-20.htm">Acts 1:20</a></span><br />“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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-9.htm">Romans 11:9-10</a></span><br />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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/22-24.htm">Exodus 22:24</a></b></br> And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Jeremiah 18:21</a></b></br> Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their <i>blood</i> by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and <i>be</i> widows; and let their men be put to death; <i>let</i> their young men <i>be</i> slain by the sword in battle.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/lamentations/5-3.htm">Lamentations 5:3</a></b></br> We are orphans and fatherless, our mothers <i>are</i> as widows.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/107-31.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/94-6.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/psalms/94-6.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/job/31-10.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/109-12.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Widow</a> <a href="/psalms/128-3.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 109</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-1.htm">David complains of his slanderous enemies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">He shows their sin</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-21.htm">Complaining of his own misery, he prays for help</a></span><br><span class="reftext">29. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/109-29.htm">He promises thankfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/109.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/109.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>May his children be fatherless</b><br>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 <a href="/exodus/22-22.htm">Exodus 22:22-24</a>, where God commands care for orphans.<p><b>and his wife a widow.</b><br>The wish for a man's wife to become a widow further emphasizes the desire for his death. In the historical context of ancient Israel, widows were often left in a precarious position, lacking the support and security provided by a husband. This reflects the depth of the psalmist's anguish and desire for retribution. Widows in biblical times were often dependent on the community for support, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/24-17.htm">Deuteronomy 24:17-21</a>, where God commands the Israelites to care for widows. Theologically, this phrase underscores the seriousness of the offense committed by the psalmist's adversary, warranting such a severe judgment. The imagery of widowhood is also used in prophetic literature to describe the desolation of cities or nations under God's judgment, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">Psalm 109</a>, David is expressing a deep lament and imprecation against his enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_david.htm">Enemies of David</a></b><br>The psalm is a plea for divine justice against those who have wronged David, possibly referring to specific adversaries during his reign.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge and the one to whom David directs his plea for justice and vindication.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/children_and_widow.htm">Children and Widow</a></b><br>Represent the family of the enemy, who would suffer as a result of the enemy's downfall.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_israel.htm">Ancient Israel</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context in which these imprecations were understood as appeals for divine justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_imprecatory_psalms.htm">Understanding Imprecatory Psalms</a></b><br>Recognize the cultural and historical context of imprecatory psalms as expressions of deep anguish and appeals for divine justice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_divine_justice.htm">Trust in Divine Justice</a></b><br>Like David, believers can bring their grievances to God, trusting Him to judge righteously.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/b/balancing_justice_and_mercy.htm">Balancing Justice and Mercy</a></b><br>While seeking justice, Christians are called to balance this with the New Testament teachings of love and forgiveness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_heart_for_the_vulnerable.htm">God's Heart for the Vulnerable</a></b><br>Reflect on God's concern for widows and orphans, and consider how this should influence our actions and prayers.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/personal_reflection_on_anger_and_forgiveness.htm">Personal Reflection on Anger and Forgiveness</a></b><br>Use this psalm as a mirror to examine personal feelings of anger and the need for forgiveness in light of Christ's teachings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_109.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 109</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_psalm_109_curses_fit_a_loving_god.htm">If the psalmist is invoking literal curses in Psalm 109:9–10, how could this align with a loving God? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_imprecatory_psalms.htm">What are Imprecatory Psalms?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_orphans_and_widows_still_suffer.htm">In Psalm 146:9, why do fatherless children and widows still suffer if God truly intervenes on their behalf?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_109_oppose_love_for_enemies.htm">If Jesus taught love for enemies (Matthew 5:44), why does Psalm 109 appear to endorse the exact opposite stance?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/109.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Children . . . wife.</span>--It is one of the sadly peculiar features of this series of curses that the resentment of the imprecator cannot satisfy itself on the <span class= "ital">person </span>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.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/109.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow</span>. Necessary consequences of his own condemnation to death. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/109-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">May his children</span><br /><span class="heb">בָנָ֥יו</span> <span class="translit">(ḇā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="heb">יִֽהְיוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">fatherless</span><br /><span class="heb">יְתוֹמִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ṯō·w·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3490.htm">Strong's 3490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bereaved person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his wife</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝אִשְׁתּוֹ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’iš·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a widow.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלְמָנָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(’al·mā·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_490.htm">Strong's 490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A widow, a desolate place</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/109-9.htm">Psalm 109:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/109-9.htm">Psalm 109:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/109-9.htm">Psalm 109:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/109-9.htm">Psalm 109:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/109-9.htm">Psalm 109:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/109-9.htm">Psalm 109:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/109-9.htm">Psalm 109:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/109-9.htm">Psalm 109:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/109-9.htm">Psalm 109:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/109-9.htm">Psalm 109:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/109-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 109:9 Let his children be fatherless and his (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/109-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 109:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/109-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 109:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>