Psalms 9:12
10 And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.
11 Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
13 Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
14 That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
- KJV
- When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
- WEB
- For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn’t forget the cry of the afflicted.
- ASV
- For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
- DARBY
- For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten.
- BLB
- For the One seeking out the blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
- ÅB
- For han som hevner blod, husker på de elendige,
han glemmer ikke deres skrik. - OTB
- For han som hevner blod husker dem;
Han glemmer ikke de elendiges rop. - B1930
- For han som hevner blod, kommer de elendige i hu, han glemmer ikke deres skrik.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 34:6
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
Read in contextExodus 3:7
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
Read in contextRevelation 16:6
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
Read in contextGenesis 9:5
And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.
Read in contextRevelation 6:9–10
And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:
Read in contextPsalms 22:24
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; neither hath he hid his face from him; but when he cried unto him, he heard.
Read in contextLuke 18:7–8
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them?
Read in contextIsaiah 26:21
For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
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