Psalms 109:12

12. Let there be none to extend mercy There shall be none. The word “extend” takes the sense of lengthened time, as Psalms 36:10, “O continue,” etc. Psalms 85:5, “Wilt thou draw out,” etc. Proverbs 13:12, “Hope deferred,” etc. And the quality of mercy here denoted is that of requital remitting the claim of a creditor as in 2Sa 9:1 ; 2 Samuel 9:3; 2Sa 9:7 ; 2 Samuel 10:2; 1 Kings 2:7. The idea is, that the life and character of the father had been such as awakened no regrets at his downfall, and none felt obligated to requite his acts with favour, or to prolong kindness to his family for the father’s sake. In the divine constitution this is a penal consequence of accumulating wealth by a merciless and unprincipled life. Proverbs 21:13; Proverbs 28:8; James 2:13