Psalm 109:16 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹⁶ For he did not remember to show kindness but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted to their death.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, But persecuted the poor and needy man, That he might even slay the broken in heart.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Because the man did not [earnestly] remember to show mercy, but pursued and persecuted the poor and needy man, and the broken in heart [he was ready] to slay.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Because he remembered not to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, And the broken in heart, to slay them.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ All because this person didn’t remember to demonstrate faithful love, but chased after the poor and needy— even the brokenhearted—with deadly intent!

Psalm 109:16 Cross References

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.

James 2:13

For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

Psalm 37:14

The wicked draw the sword and bend their bows to bring down the poor and needy, to kill those who walk uprightly;

Matthew 5:7

“Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.

Psalm 37:32

The wicked watch for the righteous and seek to kill them.

Psalm 10:14

But you do see! Indeed, you note trouble and grief, that you may take it into your hands; the helpless commit themselves to you; you have been the helper of the orphan.

Psalm 10:2

In arrogance the wicked persecute the poor— let them be caught in the schemes they have devised.

Genesis 42:21

They said to one another, “Alas, we are paying the penalty for what we did to our brother; we saw his anguish when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. That is why this anguish has come upon us.”