Psalm 109:16 - Modern English Version

¹⁶ For he did not remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy and broken-hearted to slay them.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 42:21

Then they said one to another, “We are guilty concerning our brother, because we saw the anguish of his soul when he pleaded with us, but we would not listen. Therefore, this distress has come upon us.”

Psalm 10:14

You have seen it, for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it with Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the orphan.

Psalm 10:2

In arrogance the wicked persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have planned.

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is near to the broken-hearted, and saves the contrite of spirit.

Psalm 37:14

The wicked have drawn the sword and have bent their bows, to cast down the poor and needy, and to slay those who walk uprightly.

Psalm 37:32

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

Matthew 5:7

Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.

James 2:13

For he who has shown no mercy will have judgment without mercy, for mercy triumphs over judgment.