Psalm 9:12


For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people);
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.

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

so that on you will come the guilt of all the blood of the righteous shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah [the priest], the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

Luke 11:50-51

so that charges may be brought against this generation [holding them responsible] for the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world,

Luke 18:7-8

And will not [our just] God defend and avenge His elect [His chosen ones] who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay [in providing justice] on their behalf?

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.”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.

Humble

Bible References

When

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.
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.
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
so that on you will come the guilt of all the blood of the righteous shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah [the priest], the son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Luke 11:50
so that charges may be brought against this generation [holding them responsible] for the blood of all the prophets shed since the foundation of the world,
Revelation 6:9
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.”

He forgetteth

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 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.
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.
Luke 18:7
And will not [our just] God defend and avenge His elect [His chosen ones] who cry out to Him day and night? Will He delay [in providing justice] on their behalf?

Humble

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.

General references

Genesis 18:30
Then Abraham said [to Him], “Oh, may the Lord not be angry, and I will speak; suppose thirty [righteous people] are found there?” And He said, “I will not do it if I find thirty there.”
Exodus 21:26
“If a man hits the eye of his male servant or female servant and it is destroyed, he must let the servant go free because of [the loss of] the eye.
Deuteronomy 21:1
“If someone is found slain, lying in the field, in the land which the Lord your God gives you to possess, and it is not known who has killed him,
1 Kings 21:17
Then the word of the Lord came to Elijah the Tishbite, saying,