Psalms 109:16

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

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  • Ps 34:18 : 18 The LORD is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged.
  • Ps 37:14 : 14 Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.
  • Ps 37:32 : 32 Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.
  • Ps 69:20-29 : 20 Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none. 21 They put bitter poison into my food, and to quench my thirst they give me vinegar to drink. 22 May their dining table become a trap before them! May it be a snare for that group of friends! 23 May their eyes be blinded! Make them shake violently! 24 Pour out your judgment on them! May your raging anger overtake them! 25 May their camp become desolate, their tents uninhabited! 26 For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish. 27 Hold them accountable for all their sins! Do not vindicate them! 28 May their names be deleted from the scroll of the living! Do not let their names be listed with the godly! 29 I am oppressed and suffering! O God, deliver and protect me!
  • Matt 5:7 : 7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.
  • Matt 18:33-35 : 33 Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’ 34 And in anger his lord turned him over to the prison guards to torture him until he repaid all he owed. 35 So also my heavenly Father will do to you, if each of you does not forgive your brother from your heart.”
  • Matt 27:35-46 : 35 When they had crucified him, they divided his clothes by throwing dice. 36 Then they sat down and kept guard over him there. 37 Above his head they put the charge against him, which read:“This is Jesus, the king of the Jews.” 38 Then two outlaws were crucified with him, one on his right and one on his left. 39 Those who passed by defamed him, shaking their heads 40 and saying,“You who can destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save yourself! If you are God’s Son, come down from the cross!” 41 In the same way even the chief priests– together with the experts in the law and elders– were mocking him: 42 “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! If he comes down now from the cross, we will believe in him! 43 He trusts in God– let God, if he wants to, deliver him now because he said,‘I am God’s Son’!” 44 The robbers who were crucified with him also spoke abusively to him. 45 Jesus’ Death Now from noon until three, darkness came over all the land. 46 At about three o’clock Jesus shouted with a loud voice,“Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is,“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”
  • Mark 14:34-36 : 34 He said to them,“My soul is deeply grieved, even to the point of death. Remain here and stay alert.” 35 Going a little farther, he threw himself to the ground and prayed that if it were possible the hour would pass from him. 36 He said,“Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Take this cup away from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.”
  • Jas 2:13 : 13 For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.
  • Gen 42:21 : 21 They said to one another,“Surely we’re being punished because of our brother, because we saw how distressed he was when he cried to us for mercy, but we refused to listen. That is why this distress has come on us!”
  • 2 Sam 16:11-12 : 11 Then David said to Abishai and to all his servants,“My own son, my very own flesh and blood, is trying to take my life. So also now this Benjaminite! Leave him alone so that he can curse, for the LORD has spoken to him. 12 Perhaps the LORD will notice my affliction and this day grant me good in place of his curse.”
  • 2 Sam 17:1-2 : 1 The Death of Ahithophel Ahithophel said to Absalom,“Let me pick out twelve thousand men. Then I will go and pursue David this very night. 2 When I catch up with him he will be exhausted and worn out. I will rout him, and the entire army that is with him will flee. I will kill only the king
  • Job 19:2-3 : 2 “How long will you torment me and crush me with your words? 3 These ten times you have been reproaching me; you are not ashamed to attack me!
  • Job 19:21-22 : 21 Have pity on me, my friends, have pity on me, for the hand of God has struck me. 22 Why do you pursue me like God does? Will you never be satiated with my flesh?
  • Ps 10:2 : 2 The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

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    17He loved to curse others, so those curses have come upon him. He had no desire to bless anyone, so he has experienced no blessings.

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    12For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

  • Ps 109:15
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    15May the LORD be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!

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    22For I am oppressed and needy, and my heart beats violently within me.

  • Ps 109:9-13
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    9May his children be fatherless, and his wife a widow!

    10May his children roam around begging, asking for handouts as they leave their ruined home!

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    13May his descendants be cut off! May the memory of them be wiped out by the time the next generation arrives!

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    19For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.

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    8He waits in ambush near the villages; in hidden places he kills the innocent. His eyes look for some unfortunate victim.

    9He lies in ambush in a hidden place, like a lion in a thicket; he lies in ambush, waiting to catch the oppressed; he catches the oppressed by pulling in his net.

    10His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

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    2The wicked arrogantly chase the oppressed; the oppressed are trapped by the schemes the wicked have dreamed up.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31The one who oppresses the poor has insulted his Creator, but whoever honors him shows favor to the needy.

  • Ps 37:14
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    14Evil men draw their swords and prepare their bows, to bring down the oppressed and needy, and to slaughter those who are godly.

  • Ps 69:26
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    26For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.

  • Ps 9:18
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    18for the needy are not permanently ignored, the hopes of the oppressed are not forever dashed.

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    25Have I not wept for the unfortunate? Was not my soul grieved for the poor?

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    21The one who despises his neighbor sins, but whoever is kind to the needy is blessed.

  • Job 22:9
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    9you sent widows away empty-handed, and the arms of the orphans you crushed.

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    2to keep the poor from getting fair treatment, and to deprive the oppressed among my people of justice, so they can steal what widows own, and loot what belongs to orphans.

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    6They kill the widow and the resident foreigner, and they murder the fatherless.

  • Isa 9:17
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    17So the Lord was not pleased with their young men, he took no pity on their orphans and widows; for the whole nation was godless and did wicked things, every mouth was speaking disgraceful words. Despite all this, his anger does not subside, and his hand is ready to strike again.

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    13He will take pity on the poor and needy; the lives of the needy he will save.

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    43ס(Samek) You shrouded yourself with anger and then pursued us; you killed without mercy.

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    13Why does the wicked man reject God? He says to himself,“You will not hold me accountable.”

    14You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.

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    23But you, LORD, know all their plots to kill me. Do not pardon their crimes! Do not ignore their sins as though you had erased them! Let them be brought down in defeat before you! Deal with them while you are still angry!

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    15But when I stumbled, they rejoiced and gathered together; they gathered together to ambush me. They tore at me without stopping to rest.

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    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Job 31:29
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    29If I have rejoiced over the misfortune of my enemy or exulted because calamity found him–

  • Isa 14:6
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    20Their insults are painful and make me lose heart; I look for sympathy, but receive none, for comforters, but find none.

  • Ps 82:3
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    3Defend the cause of the poor and the fatherless! Vindicate the oppressed and suffering!

  • Job 24:21
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    21He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well.

  • Ps 77:9
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  • Ps 109:20
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    20May the LORD repay my accusers in this way, those who say evil things about me!

  • Isa 57:17
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    17I was angry because of their sinful greed; I attacked them and angrily rejected them, yet they remained disobedient and stubborn.

  • Prov 11:17
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    17A kind person benefits himself, but a cruel person brings himself trouble.

  • Ps 109:7
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    7When he is judged, he will be found guilty! Then his prayer will be regarded as sinful.

  • Ps 71:11
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    11They say,“God has abandoned him. Run and seize him, for there is no one who will rescue him!”

  • Job 34:28
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    28so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

  • Ps 143:3
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    3Certainly my enemies chase me. They smash me into the ground. They force me to live in dark regions, like those who have been dead for ages.