Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
for he [who] {avenges bloodshed} remembers them. He does not forget the distressed cry of [the] afflicted.
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.
Amplified
For He who avenges blood [unjustly shed] remembers them (His people);
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted and abused.
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.
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 Yahweh [who] sits [enthroned] in Zion. Tell his deeds among the peoples, 12 for he [who] {avenges bloodshed} remembers them. He does not forget the distressed cry of [the] afflicted. 13 Be gracious to me, O Yahweh. See my suffering from [those who] hate me, [you who] lift me up from the gates of death,
Cross References
Genesis 9:5
And {your lifeblood} I will require; from {every animal} I will require it. And from the hand of humankind, from the hand of [each] man to his brother I will require the life of humankind.
Exodus 3:7
And Yahweh said, "Surely I have seen the misery of my people who [are] in Egypt, and I have heard their cry of distress because of their oppressors, for I know their sufferings.
Exodus 3:9
And now, look, the cry of distress of the {Israelites} has come to me, and also I see the oppression [with] which [the] Egyptians [are] oppressing them.
Judges 10:16
So they removed the foreign gods from their midst and served Yahweh; and {he could no longer bear} the misery of Israel.
2 Kings 24:4
Also, [for] the blood of the innocent that he had shed--and he filled Jerusalem [with] innocent blood--Yahweh was not willing to forgive.
Psalm 10:14
[But] you have seen; indeed you have noted trouble and grief to take [it] into your hand. The helpless abandons [himself] upon you; you have been [the] helper [for the] orphan.
Psalm 10:17
[The] longing of [the] afflicted you have heard, O Yahweh. You will make their heart secure. You will {listen attentively}
Psalm 22:24
because he has not despised nor abhorred [the] affliction of [the] afflicted, and has not hid his face from him; but he listened to him when he cried for help.
Psalm 34:6
This poor [man] called and Yahweh heard, and saved him from all his troubles.
Psalm 102:17
He will turn his attention to the prayer of the destitute and will not despise their prayer.
Isaiah 26:21
For look! Yahweh [is] about to come out from his place to punish the iniquity of the inhabitants of the earth against him, and the earth will disclose her blood and will no longer cover her slain.
Matthew 23:35
so that upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on the earth from the blood of righteous Abel up to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
Luke 11:50-51
so that the blood of all the prophets that has been shed from the foundation of the world may be required of this generation,
Luke 18:7-8
And will not God surely {see to it that justice is done} to his chosen ones who cry out to him day and night, and will he delay toward them?
Revelation 6:9-10
And when he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slaughtered because of the word of God and because of the testimony which they had,
Revelation 16:6
because they have poured out the blood of the saints and prophets, and you have given them blood to drink; they are deserving!"