Psalms 109:16
Psalms 109:16 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
Psalms 109:6-20 The Message (MSG)
Send the Evil One to accuse my accusing judge; dispatch Satan to prosecute him. When he’s judged, let the verdict be “Guilty,” and when he prays, let his prayer turn to sin. Give him a short life, and give his job to somebody else. Make orphans of his children, dress his wife in widow’s black; Turn his children into begging street urchins, evicted from their homes—homeless. May the bank foreclose and wipe him out, and strangers, like vultures, pick him clean. May there be no one around to help him out, no one willing to give his orphans a break. Chop down his family tree so that nobody even remembers his name. But erect a memorial to the sin of his father, and make sure his mother’s name is there, too— Their sins recorded forever before GOD, but they themselves sunk in oblivion. That’s all he deserves since he was never once kind, hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves. Since he loved cursing so much, let curses rain down; Since he had no taste for blessing, let blessings flee far from him. He dressed up in curses like a fine suit of clothes; he drank curses, took his baths in curses. So give him a gift—a costume of curses; he can wear curses every day of the week! That’s what they’ll get, those out to get me— an avalanche of just deserts from GOD.
Psalms 109:16 King James Version (KJV)
Because that he remembered not to shew mercy, But persecuted the poor and needy man, That he might even slay the broken in heart.
Psalms 109:16 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Because he did not remember to show lovingkindness, But persecuted the afflicted and needy man, And the despondent in heart, to put them to death.
Psalms 109:16 New Century Version (NCV)
“He did not remember to be loving. He hurt the poor, the needy, and those who were sad until they were nearly dead.
Psalms 109:16 American Standard Version (ASV)
Because he remembered not to show kindness, But persecuted the poor and needy man, And the broken in heart, to slay them.
Psalms 109:16 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the broken-hearted.
Psalms 109:16 New King James Version (NKJV)
Because he did not remember to show mercy, But persecuted the poor and needy man, That he might even slay the broken in heart.
Psalms 109:16 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Because the man did not remember to show kindness, But persecuted the suffering and needy man, And the brokenhearted, to put them to death.