Psalm 109:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

He was so cruel to the poor, homeless, and discouraged that they died young.

Cross References

Genesis 42:21

and said to one another, “We're being punished because of Joseph. We saw the trouble he was in, but we refused to help him when he begged us. That's why these terrible things are happening.”

Psalm 10:14

But you see the trouble and the distress, and you will do something. The poor can count on you, and so can orphans.

Psalm 10:2

Proud and brutal people hunt down the poor. But let them get caught by their own evil plans!

Psalm 34:18

The LORD is there to rescue all who are discouraged and have given up hope.

Psalm 37:14

The wicked kill with swords and shoot arrows to murder the poor and the needy and all who do right.

Psalm 37:32

The wicked try to trap and kill good people,

Matthew 5:7

God blesses those people who are merciful. They will be treated with mercy!

James 2:13

Do this, because on the day of judgment there will be no pity for those who have not had pity on others. But even in judgment, God is merciful!