Psalms 9:13
Have mercy upon me, O LORD. Behold my affliction from those who hate me, thou who lifts me up from the gates of death
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
12For he who makes inquiry for blood remembers them. He does not forget the cry of the poor.
Cross References
Genesis 4:9And LORD said to Cain, Where is Abel thy brother? And he said, I know not. Am I my brother's keeper?
1 Kings 21:19And thou shall speak to him, saying, Thus says LORD, Have thou killed and also taken possession? And thou shall speak to him, saying, Thus says LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, eve
2 Chronicles 24:22Thus Joash the king did not remember the kindness which Jehoiada his father had done to him, but killed his son. And when he died, he said, LORD look upon it, and require it.
Psalms 10:12Arise, O LORD, O God, lift up thy hand. Do not forget the poor.
Psalms 13:3Consider [and] answer me, O LORD my God. Lighten my eyes, lest I sleep the death,
Psalms 30:3O LORD, thou have brought up my soul from Sheol. Thou have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 9:12-20
A Call to Praise God; Certain Ruin of the Wicked. 11 Sing praises to the Lord , which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings. 12 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 show forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation. 15 The heathen are sunk… Read the whole commentary →