Psalms 109:16

16 For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted.

Psalms 109:16 in Other Translations

KJV
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.
ESV
16 For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
NLT
16 For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.
MSG
16 That's all he deserves since he was never once kind, hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves.
CSB
16 For he did not think to show kindness, but pursued the wretched poor and the brokenhearted in order to put them to death.

Psalms 109:16 In-Context

14 May the iniquity of his fathers be remembered before the LORD; may the sin of his mother never be blotted out.
15 May their sins always remain before the LORD, that he may blot out their name from the earth.
16 For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted.
17 He loved to pronounce a curse— may it come back on him. He found no pleasure in blessing— may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing as his garment; it entered into his body like water, into his bones like oil.

Cross References 2

  • 1. S Job 20:19; S Psalms 35:10; Psalms 37:14,32
  • 2. S Psalms 34:18
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