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.
16 For he never thought of doing a kindness, but hounded to death the poor and the needy and the brokenhearted.
16 For he did not remember to show kindness, but pursued the poor and needy and the brokenhearted, to put them to death.
16 That's all he deserves since he was never once kind, hounded the afflicted and heartbroken to their graves.
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.
16 For he refused all kindness to others; he persecuted the poor and needy, and he hounded the brokenhearted to death.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 109:16
Commentary on Psalm 109:6-20
(Read Psalm 109:6-20)
The Lord Jesus may speak here as a Judge, denouncing sentence on some of his enemies, to warn others. When men reject the salvation of Christ, even their prayers are numbered among their sins. See what hurries some to shameful deaths, and brings the families and estates of others to ruin; makes them and theirs despicable and hateful, and brings poverty, shame, and misery upon their posterity: it is sin, that mischievous, destructive thing. And what will be the effect of the sentence, "Go, ye cursed," upon the bodies and souls of the wicked! How it will affect the senses of the body, and the powers of the soul, with pain, anguish, horror, and despair! Think on these things, sinners, tremble and repent.