Psalm 109:16 - Tree of Life Version

¹⁶ For he never remembered to show mercy. But he persecuted a poor and needy man, crushed in spirit, to put him to 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 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 42:21

Then each man said to his brother, “We’re truly guilty for our brother. We saw the distress of his soul when he begged us for mercy, but we didn’t listen. That’s why this distress has come to us.”

Psalm 10:14

You saw—for You see trouble and grief, to take it in Your hand. The victim puts his trust in You— You are the helper of the orphan.

Psalm 10:2

In pride the wicked hotly hunts the poor. Let them be caught in the plots they have planned.

Psalm 34:18

The righteous cry out and Adonai hears, and delivers them from all their troubles.

Psalm 37:14

The wicked have unsheathed their sword and have bent their bow to bring down the poor and needy, to slay those whose conduct is upright.

Psalm 37:32

The wicked lies in wait for the righteous, seeking to slay him.

Matthew 5:7

“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy.

James 2:13

For judgment is merciless to the one who does not show mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.