Psalms 109:16
Because he remembered not to show pity, But persecuted the afflicted and the poor man, And sought the death of the broken-hearted.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
15May they be before the LORD continually; And may he cut off their memory from the earth!
17As he loved cursing, let it come upon him; As he delighted not in blessing, let it be far from him!
Cross References
Job 19:21Have pity upon me, O ye my friends! have pity upon me; For the hand of God hath smitten me!
Psalms 10:14Thou dost see it; yea, thou beholdest malice and oppression, And markest it upon thy hand! The poor committeth himself to thee; Thou art the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 37:14The wicked draw the sword, And bend their bow, To cast down the afflicted and the needy, And to slay the upright.
Psalms 69:20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am full of heaviness; I look for pity, but there is none; For comforters, but find none.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 109:7-21
Prophetic Imprecations. 6 Set thou a wicked man over him: and let Satan stand at his right hand. 7 When he shall be judged, let him be condemned: and let his prayer become sin. 8 Let his days be few; and let another take his office. 9 Let his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow. 10 Let his children be continually vagabonds, and beg: let them seek their bread also out of their desolate places. 11 Let the extortioner catch all that he hath; and let the strangers spoil his labour. 12 Let there be none to… Read the whole commentary →