Psalms 109:14

What does Psalms 109:14 mean?

A plain-English look at Psalms 109:14 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah; And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with the Lord; and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah; And let not the sin of his mother be blotted out.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Let the Lord keep in mind the wrongdoing of his fathers; and may the sin of his mother have no forgiveness.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

The iniquity of his fathers Is remembered unto Jehovah, And the sin of his mother is not blotted out.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Not available in this translation

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Let the iniquity of his fathers be remembered with Jehovah, and let not the sin of his mother be blotted out;

Context

v.13Let his posterity be cut off; In the generation following let their name be blotted out.

v.14This passage

v.15Let them be before Jehovah continually, That he may cut off the memory of them from the earth;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Leviticus 26:39

    And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies’ lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them.

  • Nehemiah 4:5

    and cover not their iniquity, and let not their sin be blotted out from before thee; for they have provoked thee to anger before the builders.

  • Exodus 20:5

    thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them; for I Jehovah thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me,

  • Jeremiah 18:23

    Yet, Jehovah, thou knowest all their counsel against me to slay me; forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight; but let them be overthrown before thee; deal thou with them in the time of thine anger.

  • 2 Chronicles 22:3

    He also walked in the ways of the house of Ahab; for his mother was his counsellor to do wickedly.

  • 2 Kings 9:27

    But when Ahaziah the king of Judah saw this, he fled by the way of the garden-house. And Jehu followed after him, and said, Smite him also in the chariot: and they smote him at the ascent of Gur, which is by Ibleam. And he fled to Megiddo, and died there.

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