because he didn't remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.
They said one to another, *We are certainly guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he begged us, and we wouldn't listen. Therefore this distress has come upon us.*
But you do see trouble and grief. You consider it to take it into your hand. You help the victim and the fatherless.
In arrogance, the wicked hunt down the weak. They are caught in the schemes that they devise.
The LORD is near to those who have a broken heart, and saves those who have a crushed spirit.
The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the poor and needy, to kill those who are upright in the way.
The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to kill him.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.