Mazmur 103:13

103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, ¹ 

so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers. ² 

Amsal 28:8

28:8 The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest ³ 

gathers it for someone who is gracious ⁴  to the needy.

Matius 18:33

18:33 Should you not have shown mercy to your fellow slave, just as I showed it to you?’

Yakobus 5:11

5:11 Think of how we regard ⁵  as blessed those who have endured. You have heard of Job’s endurance and you have seen the Lord’s purpose, that the Lord is full of compassion and mercy. ⁶ 

[103:13]  ¹ tn Or “sons,” but the Hebrew term sometimes refers to children in general.

[103:13]  ² tn Heb “those who fear him.”

[28:8]  ³ tn Heb “by interest and increase” (so ASV; NASB “by interest and usury”; NAB “by interest and overcharge.” The two words seem to be synonyms; they probably form a nominal hendiadys, meaning “by increasing [exorbitant] interest.” The law prohibited making a commission or charging interest (Exod 22:25; Lev 25:36-37; Deut 23:20; Ps 15:5). If the poor needed help, the rich were to help them – but not charge them interest.

[28:8]  ⁴ tn The term חוֹנֵן (khonen, “someone who shows favor”) is the active participle.

[28:8]  sn The verse is saying that in God’s justice wealth amassed unjustly will eventually go to the poor. God will take the wealth away from them and give it to people who will distribute it better to the poor.

[5:11]  ⁵ tn Grk “Behold! We regard…”

[5:11]  ⁶ sn An allusion to Exod 34:6; Neh 9:17; Ps 86:15; 102:13; Joel 2:13; Jonah 4:2.