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may they be driven from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/109.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />May his children wander as beggars and be driven from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/109.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />May his children wander about and beg, seeking food far from the ruins they inhabit!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.<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 continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek <i>their bread</i> also out of their desolate places.<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 continually be vagabonds, and beg; Let them seek <i>their bread</i> also from their desolate places.<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 wander about and beg; And may they seek <i>sustenance</i> far from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let his children wander about and beg; And let them seek sustenance far from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let his children wander about and beg; And let them seek <i>sustenance</i> far from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/109.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let his sons wander aimlessly and beg; And let them search <i>for food</i> from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/109.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let his children wander and beg; Let them seek their food <i>and</i> be driven far from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/109.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let his children wander as beggars, searching for food far from their demolished homes.<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 wander as beggars, searching for food far from their demolished homes. <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 vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/109.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />make his children beg for food and live in the slums. <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 vagabonds, and beg; and let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.<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 wander around and beg. Let them seek help far from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/109.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May his children be homeless beggars; may they be driven from the ruins they live in! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/109.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May his children roam around begging, seeking food while driven far from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/109.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/109.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home! <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 wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins.<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 continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.<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 wandering beggars. Let them be sought from their ruins. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/109.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And his sons wander continually, "" Indeed, they have begged, "" And have sought out of their dry places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/109.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And wander continually do his sons, Yea, they have begged, And have sought out of their dry places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/109.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And shaking his sons shall wander about, and they asked and sought from their desolations.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/109.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Let his children be carried about vagabonds, and beg; and let them be cast out of their dwellings. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/109.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 108:10>May his sons be carried by those who walk unsteadily, and may they go begging. And may they be cast out of their dwelling places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/109.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May his children wander and beg, driven from their hovels. <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 wander about and beg; may they be driven out of the ruins they inhabit.<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 continually vagabonds, and beg; let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/109.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />— Peshitta mss. omit v. 10:"Let his sons always beg and be vagabonds, and seek food out of their ruins.”<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 vagabonds, and beg; And let them seek their bread out of their desolate places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/109.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let his children wander without a dwelling-place, and beg: let them be cast out of their habitations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/109-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=14024" 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">9</span>May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. <span class="reftext">10</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/5128.htm" title="5128: wə·nō·w·a‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-InfAbs) -- A primitive root; to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively.">wander</a> <a href="/hebrew/5128.htm" title="5128: yā·nū·‘ū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; to waver, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7592.htm" title="7592: wə·ši·’ê·lū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To ask, inquire. Or shael; a primitive root; to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand.">as beggars,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: wə·ḏā·rə·šū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">seeking sustenance</a> <a href="/hebrew/2723.htm" title="2723: mê·ḥā·rə·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem (Prep-m:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- Waste, desolation, ruin. Feminine of choreb; properly, drought, i.e. a desolation.">far from their ruined homes.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.…<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="/proverbs/20-4.htm">Proverbs 20:4</a></span><br />The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-4.htm">Job 5:4</a></span><br />His sons are far from safety, crushed in court without a defender.<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="/isaiah/10-2.htm">Isaiah 10:2</a></span><br />to deprive the poor of fair treatment and withhold justice from the oppressed of My people, to make widows their prey and orphans their plunder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-11.htm">Jeremiah 49:11</a></span><br />Abandon your orphans; I will preserve their lives. Let your widows trust in Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><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="/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="/2_kings/4-1.htm">2 Kings 4:1</a></span><br />Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, “Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/9-17.htm">Isaiah 9:17</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-3.htm">Hosea 14:3</a></span><br />Assyria will not save us, nor will we ride on horses. We will never again say, ‘Our gods!’ to the work of our own hands. For in You the fatherless find compassion.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-25.htm">Matthew 18:25</a></span><br />Since the man was unable to pay, the master ordered that he be sold to pay his debt, along with his wife and children and everything he owned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-3.htm">Luke 18:3</a></span><br />And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-27.htm">James 1:27</a></span><br />Pure and undefiled religion before our God and Father is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-5.htm">1 Timothy 5:5</a></span><br />The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-14.htm">Matthew 23:14</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.</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 continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/37-25.htm">Psalm 37:25</a></b></br> I have been young, and <i>now</i> am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/4-12.htm">Genesis 4:12-14</a></b></br> When thou tillest the ground, it shall not henceforth yield unto thee her strength; a fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be in the earth… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/3-29.htm">2 Samuel 3:29</a></b></br> Let it rest on the head of Joab, and on all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth on the sword, or that lacketh bread.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/80-14.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/109-9.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/106-18.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/105-4.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/psalms/102-6.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/psalms/68-2.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/psalms/107-35.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/psalms/103-12.htm">Far</a> <a href="/psalms/107-18.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/88-18.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/psalms/78-55.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Others</a> <a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">Places</a> <a href="/job/15-28.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/psalms/102-6.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/psalms/105-4.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/86-14.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/2_samuel/20-3.htm">Sustenance</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Wander</a> <a href="/numbers/32-13.htm">Wanderers</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Wandering</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/116-4.htm">Beg</a> <a href="/psalms/127-2.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/psalms/109-12.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/111-1.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/109-15.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/psalms/143-4.htm">Desolate</a> <a href="/psalms/114-3.htm">Driven</a> <a href="/psalms/126-4.htm">Dry</a> <a href="/psalms/109-17.htm">Far</a> <a href="/psalms/109-24.htm">Food</a> <a href="/psalms/122-8.htm">Friends</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-26.htm">Homes</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-21.htm">Inhabit</a> <a href="/psalms/109-11.htm">Others</a> <a href="/psalms/110-6.htm">Places</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-8.htm">Ruined</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-3.htm">Ruins</a> <a href="/psalms/119-2.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/psalms/111-2.htm">Sought</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-8.htm">Sustenance</a> <a href="/psalms/119-10.htm">Wander</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-17.htm">Wanderers</a> <a href="/psalms/119-10.htm">Wandering</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 /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/psalms/109.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>May his children wander as beggars</b><br />This phrase begins with a plea for the children of the wicked to experience the consequences of their father's actions. The Hebrew word for "wander" (נוּעַ, nua) conveys a sense of aimlessness and instability, suggesting a life without direction or security. In the ancient Near Eastern context, being a beggar was not just a state of poverty but also of social exclusion and vulnerability. The psalmist's invocation here reflects a deep desire for justice, where the sins of the father impact the family, a concept seen throughout the Old Testament, emphasizing the communal nature of sin and its repercussions.<p><b>may they seek sustenance far from their ruined homes</b><br />The phrase "seek sustenance" (בִּקֵּשׁ לֶחֶם, biqqesh lechem) implies a desperate search for basic needs, highlighting the severity of their plight. The Hebrew word for "sustenance" is often translated as "bread," a staple of life, symbolizing the struggle for survival. The mention of "ruined homes" (מְחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶם, mecharvotayhem) paints a picture of desolation and loss. Historically, the destruction of one's home was a sign of divine judgment and a physical manifestation of God's displeasure. This imagery serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of wickedness, urging the reader to reflect on the importance of righteousness and the protection it affords to one's household.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/109.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Be continually vagabonds.</span>--"Wander and wander about" would better reproduce the original.<p><span class= "bld">Desolate places.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">ruins. </span>They are imagined creeping out of the ruins of their homes to beg. But there was a different reading, followed by the LXX. and Vulg., "let them be driven out of their homes." This reading involves but a slight literal change. Comp.,<p>"Worse evil yet I pray for on my spouse;<p>Let him still live, through strange towns roam in want,<p>Exiled, suspected, cowering, with no home."<p>SENECA: <span class= "ital">Med., </span>i. 19.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/109.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg</span>. If it be just that the sins of the fathers be visited upon the children, the psalmist may be regarded as justified in this wish. Still, it is not one that a Christian will readily echo. <span class="cmt_word">Let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places.</span> Professor Cheyne corrects <span class="hebrew">דָרְשׁוּ</span> into <span class="hebrew">לֺגּדְשׁוּ</span>, and translates, "Let them be driven from their desolate houses." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/109-10.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">בָנָ֣יו</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">wander</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנ֤וֹעַ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·nō·w·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5128.htm">Strong's 5128: </a> </span><span class="str2">To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as beggars;</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁאֵ֑לוּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ši·’ê·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7592.htm">Strong's 7592: </a> </span><span class="str2">To inquire, to request, to demand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may they seek sustenance</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝דָרְשׁ֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏā·rə·šū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship</span><br /><br /><span class="word">far from their ruined homes.</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵחָרְבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(mê·ḥā·rə·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2723.htm">Strong's 2723: </a> </span><span class="str2">Waste, desolation, ruin</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/109-10.htm">Psalm 109:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 109:10 Let his children be wandering beggars (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/109-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 109:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/109-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 109:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:11" /></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>