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Psalm 109

Psa. 109:16 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Because that he remembered
zakar (Hebrew #2142)
properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; also (as denominative from 2145) to be male
KJV usage: X burn (incense), X earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, X still, think on, X well.
Pronounce: zaw-kar'
Origin: a primitive root
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`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
mercy
checed (Hebrew #2617)
kindness; by implication (towards God) piety: rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty
KJV usage: favour, good deed(-liness, -ness), kindly, (loving-)kindness, merciful (kindness), mercy, pity, reproach, wicked thing.
Pronounce: kheh'-sed
Origin: from 2616
, but persecuted
radaph (Hebrew #7291)
to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively (of time) gone by)
KJV usage: chase, put to flight, follow (after, on), hunt, (be under) persecute(-ion, -or), pursue(-r).
Pronounce: raw-daf'
Origin: a primitive root
the poor
`aniy (Hebrew #6041)
depressed, in mind or circumstances (practically the same as 6035, although the margin constantly disputes this, making 6035 subjective and 6041 objective)
KJV usage: afflicted, humble, lowly, needy, poor.
Pronounce: aw-nee'
Origin: from 6031
and needy
'ebyown (Hebrew #34)
destitute
KJV usage: beggar, needy, poor (man).
Pronounce: eb-yone'
Origin: from 14, in the sense of want (especially in feeling)
man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
, that he might even slay
muwth (Hebrew #4191)
causatively, to kill
KJV usage: X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
Pronounce: mooth
Origin: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively)
the broken
ka'ah (Hebrew #3512)
to despond: causatively, to deject
KJV usage: broken, be grieved, make sad.
Pronounce: kaw-aw'
Origin: a primitive root
in heart
lebab (Hebrew #3824)
the heart (as the most interior organ); used also like 3820
KJV usage: + bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-)heart((-ed)), midst, mind, X unawares, understanding.
Pronounce: lay-bawb'
Origin: from 3823
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Cross References

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he remembered.
2 Sam. 17:1‑2• 1And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me, I pray, choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight;
 2and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only; (2 Sam. 17:1‑2)
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Matt. 5:7• 7Blessed the merciful; for they shall obtain mercy. (Matt. 5:7)
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Matt. 18:33‑35• 33oughtedst not thou also to have pitied thy fellow-bondman, as I also pitied thee?
 34And his lord, in wrath, delivered him to the tormentors till he should pay all that was owing to him.
 35Thus also shall my heavenly Father do to you, if ye forgive not from your hearts each his brother. (Matt. 18:33‑35)
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James 2:13• 13for the judgment [is] merciless to him that showed no mercy. Mercy glorieth over judgment. (James 2:13)
persecuted.
Psa. 10:2,14• 2In the pride of the wicked he doth hotly pursue the poor;{HR}They are taken in the very devices they devised.
 14Thou hast seen;{HR}Thou beholdest mischief and provocation to requite it with thy hand;{HR}The wretched committeth himself to thee;{HR}[Of] the orphan thou hast been the helper. (Psa. 10:2,14)
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Gen. 42:21• 21Then said they one to another, We [are] indeed guilty concerning our brother whose anguish of soul we saw when he besought us and we did not hearken: therefore is this distress come upon us. (Gen. 42:21)
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Job 19:2‑3,21‑22• 2How long will ye vex my soul,{HR}And crush me to pieces with words?
 3These ten times ye reproach me,{HR}And are not ashamed to stun me;
 21Pity me, pity me, O ye, my friends,{HR}For the hand of God hath stricken me.
 22Why do ye persecute me as God,{HR}And are ye not satisfied with my flesh? (Job 19:2‑3,21‑22)
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Matt. 27:35‑46• 35And having crucified him, they parted his clothes amongst [themselves], casting lots.
 36And sitting down, they kept guard over him there.
 37And they set up over his head his accusation written: This is Jesus, the King of the Jews.
 38Then are crucified with him two robbers, one on the right hand and one on the left.
 39But the passers-by reviled him, shaking their heads
 40and saying, Thou that destroyest the temple and buildest it in three days, save thyself. If thou art Son of God, descend from the cross.
 41[And] in like manner the chief priests also, mocking, with the scribes and elders, said,
 42He saved others, himself he cannot save. He is King of Israel: let him descend now from the cross, and we will believe on him.
 43He trusted upon God; let him save him now if he will [have] him. For he said, I am Son of God.
 44And the robbers also who had been crucified with him cast the same reproaches on him.
 45Now from [the] sixth hour there was darkness over the whole land until [the] ninth hour;
 46but about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? (Matt. 27:35‑46)
slay.
Psa. 34:18• 18Jehovah [is] nigh unto the broken in heart{HR}And he saveth the contrite in spirit. (Psa. 34:18)
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Psa. 69:20‑29• 20Reproach hath broken my heart, and I am overwhelmed;{HR}And I looked for mourning, and [there was] none,{HR}And for comforters, and found none.
 21They gave me also gall for my food,{HR}And in my thirst they made me drink vinegar.
 22Let their table before them become a snare,{HR}And for securities a trap;
 23Let their eyes be dark from seeing,{HR}And their loins continually cause to swerve.
 24Pour upon them thine indignation,{HR}And let the heat of thine anger overtake them.
 25Let their habitation be desolate,{HR}In their tents be no dweller.
 26For whom thou hast smitten they persecute,{HR}And to the grief of thy wounded ones they talk.
 27Add iniquity unto their iniquity,{HR}And let them not come into thy righteousness;
 28Let them be blotted from the book of life,{HR}And with righteous ones let them not be written.
 29But I [am] poor and sorrowful:{HR}Let thy salvation, O God, set me on, high. (Psa. 69:20‑29)
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2 Sam. 16:11‑12• 11And David said to Abishai, and to all his servants, Behold, my son, who came forth of my bowels, seeks my life: how much more now a Benjaminite? let him alone and let him curse; for Jehovah has bidden him.
 12It may be that Jehovah will look on mine affliction, and that Jehovah will requite me good for my being cursed this day. (2 Sam. 16:11‑12)
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Mark 14:34‑36• 34And he says to them, My soul is full of grief even unto death; tarry here and watch.
 35And he went forward a little and fell on the ground, and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
 36And he said, Abba, Father, all things are possible unto thee. Take away this cup from me; but not what I will, but what thou [wilt]. (Mark 14:34‑36)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Because he remembered not to show mercy,{HR}But (and) pursued the poor and needy man,{HR}And one broken in heart, to slay [him].