Psalms 9:12
For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
In Context
11Sing psalms to Jehovah who dwelleth in Zion; tell among the peoples his doings.
Cross References
Exodus 3:7And Jehovah said, I have seen assuredly the affliction of my people who are in Egypt, and their cry have I heard on account of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows.
Judges 10:16And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served Jehovah; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
Psalms 10:14Thou hast seen [it], for thou thyself beholdest trouble and vexation, to requite by thy hand. The wretched committeth himself unto thee; thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 22:24For 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.
Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness.
Psalms 76:3There broke he the flashings of the bow, shield and sword and battle. Selah.
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 →