Psalms 9:12
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Psalms 9:12 in other translations
| BSB | For the Avenger of bloodshed remembers; He does not ignore the cry of the afflicted. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | For He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted. |
| DARBY | For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten. |
| BBE | When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory: he is not without thought for the cry of the poor. |
| Webster | When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble. |
What does Psalms 9:12 mean?
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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 9:11-20
Those who believe that God is greatly to be praised, not only desire to praise him better themselves, but desire that others may join with them. There is a day coming, when it will appear that he has not forgotten the cry of the humble; neither the cry of their blood, or the cry of their prayers. We are never brought so low, so near to death, but God can raise us up. If he has saved us from spiritual and eternal…
Psalms 9:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 9:12
- Psalms 34:6
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles.
- Exodus 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;
- Revelation 16:6
For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.
- Genesis 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.
- Revelation 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: And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
- Psalms 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.
- Luke 18:7-8
And shall not God avenge his own elect, which cry day and night unto him, though he bear long with them? I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?
- Isaiah 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.
- Judges 10:16
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the Lord: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
- Psalms 102:17
He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
- Exodus 3:9
Now therefore, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: and I have also seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
- Luke 11:50-51
That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias, which perished between the altar and the temple: verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation.
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Context
- Psalms 9:11
Sing praises to the Lord, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
- Psalms 9:12
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
- Psalms 9:13
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:
Psalms 9:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque demandando la sangre se acordó de ellos: no se olvidó del clamor de los pobres. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Chantez à l’ Éternel qui habite en Sion, annoncez parmi les peuples ses hauts faits. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn der dem vergossenen Blute nachforscht, hat ihrer gedacht; er hat das Schreien der Elenden nicht vergessen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Psallite Domino qui habitat in Sion; annuntiate inter gentes studia ejus: |