Psalm 109:9 “May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.”

Psalm 109:9

May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

World English Bible

Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow.

American Standard Version

Let his children be fatherless, And his wife a widow.

Geneva Bible 1599

Let his children be fatherlesse, and his wife a widowe.

Darby Translation

Let his sons be fatherless, and his wife a widow;

Young's Literal Translation

His sons are fatherless, and his wife a widow.

Bible in Basic English

Let his children have no father, and his wife be made a widow.

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In context

8May his days be few; may another take his position.

10May his children wander as beggars, seeking sustenance far from their ruined homes.

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