Psalms 9:12

In 11 translations

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.humble: or, afflicted

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.

LSV

For He who is seeking for blood || Has remembered them, || He has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.

YLT

For He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.

DBY

For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten.

DRC9:13

For requiring their blood he hath remembered the: he hath not forgotten the cry of the poor.

GNV

For whe he maketh inquisition for blood, hee remembreth it, and forgetteth not the complaint of the poore.

JPS9:13

For He that avengeth blood hath remembered them; He hath not forgotten the cry of the humble.

LXXE9:13

For he remembered them, in making inquisition for blood: he has not forgotten the supplication of the poor.

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Original-language editions

WLC9:13

כִּֽי־דֹרֵ֣שׁ דָּ֭מִים אוֹתָ֣ם זָכָ֑ר לֹֽא־שָׁ֝כַ֗ח צַעֲקַ֥ת עניים׃KJV:Ps.9.12Read aloud as (qere): עֲנָוִֽים

LXX-Br9:13

Ὅτι ἐκζητῶν τὰ αἵματα αὐτῶν ἐμνήσθη, οὐκ ἐπελάθετο τῆς δεήσεως τῶν πενήτων.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Psalms 34:6This poor man called out, and the LORD heard him; He saved him from all his troubles.
• 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.
• Revelation 16:6For they have spilled the blood of saints and prophets, and You have given them blood to drink, as they deserve.”
• Revelation 6:9–10And when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony they had upheld. And they cried out in a loud voice, “How long, O Lord,…
• Genesis 9:5And surely I will require the life of any man or beast by whose hand your lifeblood is shed. I will demand an accounting from anyone who takes the life of his fellow man:
• 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.
• Isaiah 26:21For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth will reveal her bloodshed and will no longer conceal her slain.
• Luke 18:7–8Will not God bring about justice for His elect who cry out to Him day and night? Will He continue to defer their help? I tell you, He will promptly carry out justice on their behalf. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man…
• 2 Kings 24:4and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.
• Psalms 102:17He will turn toward the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their prayer.
• 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.
• Luke 11:50–51As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar…
• Exodus 3:9And now the cry of the Israelites has reached Me, and I have seen how severely the Egyptians are oppressing them.
• Matthew 23:35And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
• Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
• 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.

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