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Psalm 109:16

16  For he did not remember to show kindness,

but pursued tthe poor and needy

and uthe brokenhearted, to put them to death.

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Psalm 109:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 For he never thought of doing a kindness,

but hounded to death the poor

and the needy and the brokenhearted.

Psalm 109:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 109:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 For he refused all kindness to others;

he persecuted the poor and needy,

and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.

Psalm 109:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Because he did not remember to show mercy,

But persecuted the poor and needy man,

That he might even slay the broken in heart.

Psalm 109:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 “He did not remember to be loving.

He hurt the poor, the needy, and those who were sad

until they were nearly dead.

Psalm 109:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 Because he remembered not to show kindness,

But persecuted the poor and needy man,

And the broken in heart, to slay them.

Psalm 109:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 Because he remembered not to shew kindness, but persecuted the afflicted and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay him.

Psalm 109:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 because he did not remember to be kind. 

“He drove oppressed, needy, 

and brokenhearted people to their graves. 

Psalm 109:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 For he did not think to show kindness,

but pursued the afflicted, poor, and brokenhearted

in order to put them to death.

Psalm 109:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 For he did not remember to show kindness,

but pursued the poor and needy

and the brokenhearted to their death.

Psalm 109:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 because he did not remember to show loyal love,

but he pursued anyone, poor or needy

or brokenhearted, to slay them.

Psalm 109:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 They never thought about doing anything kind.

Instead, they drove those who were poor and needy to their deaths.

They did the same thing to those whose hearts were broken.

Psalm 109:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 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.


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