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Psalms 109:16 — King James Version← Study notes

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 109:16Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 109:1613 words
HebrewMeaning
יַ֗עַןyaʿan
becauseconjH3282
forasmuch · seeing then · that · wheras ···
אֲשֶׁ֤רʾăšer
thatparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
לֹ֥אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
זָכַר֮zākar
he rememberedverbH2142
burn · earnestly · mention · be mindful ···
עֲשׂ֪וֹתʿăśwōt
to doverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
חָ֥סֶדḥāsed
loyaltynounH2617
good deed(-liness · -ness) · kindly · kindness ···
וַ/יִּרְדֹּ֡ףwayirədōp
and he harassedconjH7291
put to flight · follow (after · on) · hunt ···
אִישׁʾiyš
anyonenounH376
another · any · a certain · champion ···
עָנִ֣יʿāniy
pooradjH6041
humble · lowly · needy · poor
וְ֭/אֶבְיוֹןwəʾebəywōn
and needyconjH34
needy · poor
וְ/נִכְאֵ֨הwənikəʾēh
and disheartened ofconjH3512
be grieved · make sad
לֵבָ֬בlēbāb
heartnounH3824
bethink themselves · comfortably · courage · heart ···
לְ/מוֹתֵֽתləmwōtēt
to put to them deathpronH4191
at all · crying · man · one) ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 109:16

1. Every one who faithfully reads the Acts of the Apostles, acknowledges that this Psalm contains a prophecy of Christ; for it evidently appears that what is here written, “let his days be few, and let another take his office,” is prophesied of Judas, the betrayer of Christ....For as some things are said which seem peculiarly to apply to the Apostle Peter, and yet are not clear in their meaning, unless when referred to the Church, whom he is acknowledged to have figuratively…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 109 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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