Psalms 9:12
For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.
Majority Standard Bible
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 praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion; proclaim His deeds among the nations.
13Be merciful to me, O LORD; see how my enemies afflict me! Lift me up from the gates of death,
Cross References
Exodus 3:7The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the affliction of My people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their oppressors, and I am aware of their sufferings.
Judges 10:16So they put away the foreign gods from among them and served the LORD, and He could no longer bear the misery of Israel.
Psalms 10:14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalms 22:24For He has not despised or detested the torment of the afflicted. He has not hidden His face from him, but has attended to his cry for help.
Psalms 68:17The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
Psalms 76:3There He shattered the flaming arrows, the shield and sword and weapons of war. 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 →