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let no one pity his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/109.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Let there be none to extend kindness to him, nor any to pity his fatherless children!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/109.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/109.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Let there be none to extend mercy unto him: neither let there be any to favour his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/109.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Let there be none to extend mercy to him, Nor let there be any to favor his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/109.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />May there be none to extend kindness to him, Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him, Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/109.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him, Nor any to be gracious to his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/109.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Let there be none to extend lovingkindness to him, And let there be none to be gracious to his orphans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/109.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, Nor let anyone be gracious to his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/109.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let no one show him kindness, and let no one be gracious to his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/109.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Let no one show him kindness, and let no one be gracious to his fatherless children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/109.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/109.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't let anyone be kind to him or have pity on the children he leaves behind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/109.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Let there be none to extend mercy unto him; neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/109.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Let no one be kind to him anymore. Let no one show any pity to his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/109.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />May no one ever be kind to him or care for the orphans he leaves behind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/109.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May no one extend gracious love to him, or show favor to his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/109.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />May there be no one to extend kindness to him, and no one to favor his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/109.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />May no one show him kindness! May no one have compassion on his fatherless children! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/109.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Let there be none to extend kindness to him, neither let there be any to have pity on his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/109.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Let there be none to extend mercy to him: neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/109.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Let there be no one to extend kindness to him, neither let there be anyone to have pity on his fatherless children. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/109.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />He has none to extend kindness, "" Nor is there one showing favor to his orphans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/109.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> He hath none to extend kindness, Nor is there one showing favour to his orphans.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/109.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />There shall not be to him any drawing out mercy, and there shall not be any compassionating to his orphans.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/109.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />May there be none to help him: nor none to pity his fatherless offspring. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/109.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 108:12>May there be no one to assist him, nor anyone to be compassionate to his orphaned children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/109.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May no one treat him with mercy or pity his fatherless children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/109.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />May there be no one to do him a kindness, nor anyone to pity his orphaned children.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/109.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Let there be none to extend mercy unto them; neither let there be any to pity their fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/109.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />No one will be compassionate to them, neither will there be one to show mercy to their orphans.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/109.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Let there be none to extend kindness unto him; Neither let there be any to be gracious unto his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/109.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Let him have no helper; neither let there be any one to have compassion on his fatherless children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/109-12.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=14038" 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">11</span>May the creditor seize all he owns, and strangers plunder the fruits of his labor. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yə·hî (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">May there be</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/4900.htm" title="4900: mō·šêḵ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To draw, drag. A primitive root; to draw, used in a great variety of applications.">to extend</a> <a href="/hebrew/2617.htm" title="2617: ḥā·seḏ (N-ms) -- Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty. From chacad; kindness; by implication piety: rarely reproof, or Beauty.">kindness</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">to him,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yə·hî- (V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">no one</a> <a href="/hebrew/2603.htm" title="2603: ḥō·w·nên (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore.">to favor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3490.htm" title="3490: lî·ṯō·w·māw (Prep:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An orphan. From an unused root meaning to be lonely; a bereaved person.">his fatherless children.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.…<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/21-13.htm">Proverbs 21:13</a></span><br />Whoever shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too shall cry out and receive no answer.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-13.htm">James 2:13</a></span><br />For judgment without mercy will be shown to anyone who has not been merciful. Mercy triumphs over judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/18-33.htm">Matthew 18:33</a></span><br />Shouldn’t you have had mercy on your fellow servant, just as I had on you?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/6-36.htm">Luke 6:36</a></span><br />Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-7.htm">Matthew 5:7</a></span><br />Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a></span><br />Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/28-27.htm">Proverbs 28:27</a></span><br />Whoever gives to the poor will not be in need, but he who hides his eyes will receive many curses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-17.htm">1 John 3:17</a></span><br />If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-24.htm">Luke 16:24-25</a></span><br />So he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. For I am in agony in this fire.’ / But Abraham answered, ‘Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, while you are in agony.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41-45</a></span><br />Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. / For I was hungry and you gave Me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave Me nothing to drink, / I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, I was naked and you did not clothe Me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after Me.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/14-21.htm">Proverbs 14:21</a></span><br />He who despises his neighbor sins, but blessed is he who shows kindness to the poor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/12-20.htm">Romans 12:20</a></span><br />On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/15-7.htm">Deuteronomy 15:7-8</a></span><br />If there is a poor man among your brothers within any of the gates in the land that the LORD your God is giving you, then you are not to harden your heart or shut your hand from your poor brother. / Instead, you are to open your hand to him and freely loan him whatever he needs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-7.htm">Isaiah 58:7</a></span><br />Isn’t it to share your bread with the hungry, to bring the poor and homeless into your home, to clothe the naked when you see him, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-14.htm">Job 6:14</a></span><br />A despairing man should have the kindness of his friend, even if he forsakes the fear of the Almighty.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Let there be none to extend mercy to him: neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children.</p><p class="hdg">none</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/27-11.htm">Isaiah 27:11</a></b></br> When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, <i>and</i> set them on fire: for it <i>is</i> a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/6-38.htm">Luke 6:38</a></b></br> Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/2-13.htm">James 2:13</a></b></br> For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath shewed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment.</p><p class="hdg">favour</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Psalm 137:8,9</a></b></br> O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy <i>shall he be</i>, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-18.htm">Isaiah 13:18</a></b></br> <i>Their</i> bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eye shall not spare children.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-25.htm">Matthew 27:25</a></b></br> Then answered all the people, and said, His blood <i>be</i> on us, and on our children.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/109-10.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/106-28.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-30.htm">Extend</a> <a href="/psalms/109-9.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/psalms/106-4.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/psalms/103-8.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/psalms/108-12.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/108-4.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/86-15.htm">Lovingkindness</a> <a href="/psalms/108-4.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/psalms/94-6.htm">Orphans</a> <a href="/psalms/106-46.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/psalms/78-4.htm">Showing</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/112-2.htm">Children</a> <a href="/psalms/110-6.htm">Dead</a> <a href="/psalms/110-2.htm">Extend</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Fatherless</a> <a href="/psalms/112-5.htm">Favor</a> <a href="/psalms/112-5.htm">Favour</a> <a href="/psalms/111-4.htm">Gracious</a> <a href="/psalms/109-21.htm">Help</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Kindness</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Lovingkindness</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-2.htm">Orphans</a> <a href="/psalms/111-4.htm">Pity</a> <a href="/songs/2-9.htm">Showing</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 there be none</b><br />This phrase is a plea for complete absence of mercy or compassion towards the subject. In the Hebrew text, the word used here is "אַל" (al), which is a strong negation. The psalmist, David, is invoking divine justice against his enemies, reflecting a deep sense of betrayal and injustice. This imprecation is not a personal vendetta but a call for God's righteous judgment, emphasizing the severity of the wrongdoing faced.<p><b>to extend kindness</b><br />The Hebrew word for "kindness" is "חֶסֶד" (chesed), which often denotes loving-kindness, mercy, or steadfast love. In the context of the Old Testament, chesed is a covenantal term, reflecting God's loyal love towards His people. Here, the psalmist is asking that such covenantal loyalty and mercy be withheld from his adversaries, highlighting the gravity of their transgressions against him.<p><b>nor any</b><br />This phrase further emphasizes the totality of the request. The psalmist is not only asking for a lack of kindness but also for a complete absence of any form of favor or grace. The repetition underscores the depth of the psalmist's anguish and the seriousness of the offense committed against him.<p><b>to favor</b><br />The Hebrew root "חָנַן" (chanan) means to show favor, be gracious, or to have pity. In biblical terms, favor is often associated with divine grace and blessing. The psalmist's request for the absence of favor indicates a desire for divine justice rather than human compassion, reflecting a belief in God's ultimate authority to judge rightly.<p><b>his fatherless children</b><br />The mention of "fatherless children" is poignant, as orphans were among the most vulnerable in ancient Israelite society. The Hebrew word "יָתוֹם" (yatom) refers to an orphan, someone without a father to protect or provide. In a society where family lineage and protection were crucial, being fatherless was a significant disadvantage. The psalmist's invocation here is not a call for harm to innocents but rather a reflection of the cultural understanding that the sins of the father could impact the family, a concept seen throughout the Old Testament. This highlights the seriousness of the curse and the belief in the far-reaching consequences of sin.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/109.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Let there be none to extend</span> (literally, <span class="accented">continue</span>) <span class="accented"><span class="cmt_word"></span>mercy unto him.</span> In his need, let none of his neighbors continue to show him mercy and loving-kindness. Let them stand aloof, and remain passive, while punishment overtakes him. <span class="cmt_word">Neither let there be any to favor his fatherless children.</span> Let them too be suffered to endure the woes which come naturally upon them (see ver. 10) through their father's fault, without any one thinking it necessary, because they arc fatherless, to show them favor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/109-12.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 there be</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<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">none</span><br /><span class="heb">וְֽאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֭וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">extend</span><br /><span class="heb">מֹשֵׁ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(mō·šêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4900.htm">Strong's 4900: </a> </span><span class="str2">To draw, drag</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kindness,</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֑סֶד</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·seḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2617.htm">Strong's 2617: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kindness, piety, reproof, beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and]</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהִי־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular<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">no one</span><br /><span class="heb">אַל־</span> <span class="translit">(’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to favor</span><br /><span class="heb">ח֝וֹנֵ֗ן</span> <span class="translit">(ḥō·w·nên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2603.htm">Strong's 2603: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bend, stoop in kindness to an inferior, to favor, bestow, to implore</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his fatherless children.</span><br /><span class="heb">לִיתוֹמָֽיו׃</span> <span class="translit">(lî·ṯō·w·māw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3490.htm">Strong's 3490: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bereaved person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/109-12.htm">Psalm 109:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/109-12.htm">Psalm 109:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/109-12.htm">Psalm 109:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/109-12.htm">Psalm 109:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/109-12.htm">Psalm 109:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/109-12.htm">Psalm 109:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/109-12.htm">Psalm 109:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/109-12.htm">Psalm 109:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/109-12.htm">Psalm 109:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/109-12.htm">Psalm 109:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/109-12.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 109:12 Let there be none to extend kindness (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/109-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 109:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/109-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 109:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 109:13" /></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>