Parallel Verses
Amplified
For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people);
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.
New American Standard Bible
He does not forget
King James Version
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
Holman Bible
for bloodshed remembers them;
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
International Standard Version
As an avenger of blood, he remembers them; he has not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
A Conservative Version
For he who makes inquiry for blood remembers them. He does not forget the cry of the poor.
American Standard Version
For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
Bible in Basic English
When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory: he is not without thought for the cry of the poor.
Darby Translation
For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them; the cry of the afflicted ones hath he not forgotten.
Julia Smith Translation
For he sought out bloods, be remembered them: he forget not the cry of the humble.
King James 2000
When he avenges blood, he remembers them: he forgets not the cry of the humble.
Lexham Expanded Bible
for he [who] {avenges bloodshed} remembers them. He does not forget the distressed cry of [the] afflicted.
Modern King James verseion
For He remembers them, the seekers of bloodshed; He forgets not the cry of the humble.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And why? For when he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them, and forgetteth not the complaint of the poor.
NET Bible
For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help
New Heart English Bible
For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.
The Emphasized Bible
When he was making inquisition for blood, of them, had he remembrance, he forgat not the outcry of the oppressed.
Webster
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
World English Bible
For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.
Youngs Literal Translation
For He who is seeking for blood Them hath remembered, He hath not forgotten the cry of the afflicted.
Themes
Humility » They who have » Heard by God
Murder » God » Makes inquisition for
Prayer, answers to » Received by those who » Humble themselves
Topics
References
Hastings
Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 9:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Celebration Of God's Justice
11
Sing praises to the Lord, who dwells in Zion;
Declare among the peoples His [great and wondrous] deeds.
For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people);
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.
Have mercy on me and be gracious to me, O Lord;
See how I am afflicted by those who hate me,
You who lift me up from the gates of death,
Cross References
Genesis 9:5
For your lifeblood I will most certainly require an accounting; from every animal [that kills a person] I will require it. And from man, from every man’s brother [that is, anyone who murders] I will require the life of man.
Exodus 3:7
The Lord said, “I have in fact seen the affliction (suffering, desolation) of My people who are in Egypt, and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters (oppressors); for I know their pain and suffering.
Exodus 3:9
Now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel has come to Me; and I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them.
Judges 10:16
So they removed the foreign gods from among them and served the Lord; and He could bear the misery of Israel no longer.
2 Kings 24:4
and also for the innocent blood that he shed, for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; and the Lord would not pardon it.
Psalm 10:14
You have seen it, for You have noted mischief and vexation (irritation) to take it into Your hand.
The unfortunate commits himself to You;
You are the helper of the fatherless.
Psalm 10:17
O Lord, You have heard the desire of the humble and oppressed;
You will strengthen their heart, You will incline Your ear to hear,
Psalm 22:24
For He has not despised nor detested the suffering of the afflicted;
Nor has He hidden His face from him;
But when he cried to Him for help, He listened.
Psalm 34:6
This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him
And saved him from all his troubles.
Psalm 102:17
He has regarded the prayer of the destitute,
And has not despised their prayer.
Isaiah 26:21
Listen carefully, the Lord is about to come out of His [heavenly] place
To punish the inhabitants of the earth for their wickedness [their sin, their injustice, their wrongdoing];
The earth will reveal the [innocent] blood shed upon her
And will no longer cover her slain.
Matthew 23:35
Luke 11:50-51
Luke 18:7-8
Revelation 6:9-10
When He (the Lamb) broke open the fifth seal, I saw underneath the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God, and because of the testimony which they had maintained [out of loyalty to Christ].
Revelation 16:6
for they have poured out the blood of the saints (God’s people) and the prophets, and You [in turn] have given them blood to drink. They deserve Your judgment.”