Psalms 45:16

45:16 Your sons will carry on the dynasty of your ancestors;

you will make them princes throughout the land.

Psalms 109:14

109:14 May his ancestors’ sins be remembered by the Lord!

May his mother’s sin not be forgotten!


tn The pronoun is second masculine singular, indicating the king is being addressed from this point to the end of the psalm.

tn The prefixed verbal form could be taken as jussive and the statement interpreted as a prayer, “May your sons carry on the dynasty of your ancestors!” The next line could then be taken as a relative clause, “[your sons] whom you will make princes throughout the land.”

tn Heb “in place of your fathers will be your sons.”

tn Or “fathers’ sins.”

tn Heb “not be wiped out.”