Psalm 109:16

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

Cross References

Genesis 42:21

Then they said to one another, “In truth we are guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the distress of his soul, when he besought us and we would not listen; therefore is this distress come upon us.”

Psalm 10:14

Thou dost see; yea, thou dost note trouble and vexation, that thou mayst take it into thy hands; the hapless commits himself to thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.

Psalm 10:2

In arrogance the wicked hotly pursue the poor; let them be caught in the schemes which they have devised.

Psalm 34:18

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

Psalm 37:14

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

Psalm 37:32

The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.

Matthew 5:7

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

James 2:13

For judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy; yet mercy triumphs over judgment.