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Psalms 109:16

109:15 Let them be before the LORD continually, that he may cut off the memory of them from the earth.
Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

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because he didn’t remember to show kindness, but persecuted the poor and needy man, the broken in heart, to kill them.

Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

Because that he remembered not to show mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart.

109:17 As he loved cursing, so let it come unto him: as he delighted not in blessing, so let it be far from him.

What does Psalms 109:16 mean?

Psalms 109:16 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָכַר (zâkar), עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), חֵסֵד (chêçêd).

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Because
that
he
rememberedזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
not
to
shewעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
mercy,חֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
but
persecutedרָדַףrâdaph/raw-daf'/H7291to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
the
poorעָנִיʻânîy/aw-nee'/H6041depressed, in mind or circumstances
and
needyאֶבְיוֹןʼebyôwn/eb-yone'/H34destitute
man,אִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
that
he
might
even
slayמוּתmûwth/mooth/H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
the
brokenכָּאָהkâʼâh/kaw-aw'/H3512to despond; causatively, to deject
in
heart.לֵבָבlêbâb/lay-bawb'/H3824the heart (as the most interior organ);

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 109:16.

Deuteronomy 15:11

For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy needy, in thy land.

Deuteronomy 24:14

Thou shalt not oppress an hired servant that is poor and needy, whether he be of thy brethren, or of thy strangers that are in thy land within thy gates:

Genesis 19:19

Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:

Genesis 20:7

Now therefore restore the man his wife; for he is a prophet, and he shall pray for thee, and thou shalt live: and if thou restore her not, know thou that thou shalt surely die, thou, and all that are thine.

Genesis 26:11

And Abimelech charged all his people, saying, He that toucheth this man or his wife shall surely be put to death.

Genesis 40:14

But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and shew kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house: think: Heb. remember me with thee

Job 24:14

The murderer rising with the light killeth the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.

Job 24:4

They turn the needy out of the way: the poor of the earth hide themselves together.

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What does Psalms 109:16 say?

Psalms 109:16 (King James Version) reads: "Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, but persecuted the poor and needy man, that he might even slay the broken in heart."

Is Psalms 109:16 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 109:16 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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