Psalms 9:12

9:12 For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; ¹ 

he did not overlook ²  their cry for help ³ 

Psalms 25:6

25:6 Remember ⁴  your compassionate and faithful deeds, O Lord,

for you have always acted in this manner. ⁵ 

Psalms 77:11

77:11 I will remember the works of the Lord.

Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago! ⁶ 

Psalms 78:42

78:42 They did not remember what he had done, ⁷ 

how he delivered them from the enemy, ⁸ 

Psalms 119:95

119:95 The wicked prepare to kill me, ⁹ 

yet I concentrate on your rules.

Psalms 144:3

144:3 O Lord, of what importance is the human race, ¹⁰  that you should notice them?

Of what importance is mankind, ¹¹  that you should be concerned about them? ¹² 

[9:12]  ¹ tn Heb “for the one who seeks shed blood remembered them.” The idiomatic expression “to seek shed blood” seems to carry the idea “to seek payment/restitution for one’s shed blood.” The plural form דָּמִים (damim, “shed blood”) occurs only here as the object of דָּרַשׁ (darash); the singular form דָּם (dam, “blood”) appears with the verb in Gen 9:5; 42:22; Ezek 33:6. “Them,” the pronominal object of the verb “remembered,” refers to the oppressed, mentioned specifically in the next line, so the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[9:12]  ² tn Heb “did not forget.”

[9:12]  ³ tn Heb “the cry for help of the oppressed.” In this context the “oppressed” are the psalmist and those he represents, whom the hostile nations have threatened.

[25:6]  ⁴ tn That is, “remember” with the intention of repeating.

[25:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “for from antiquity [are] they.”

[77:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “yes, I will remember from old your wonders.”

[78:42]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his hand,” symbolizing his saving activity and strength, as the next line makes clear.

[78:42]  ¹¹ tn Heb “[the] day [in] which he ransomed them from [the] enemy.”

[119:95]  ¹³ tn Heb “the wicked wait for me to kill me.”

[144:3]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “What is mankind?” The singular noun אֱנוֹשׁ (’enosh) is used here in a collective sense and refers to the human race. See Ps 8:5.

[144:3]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and the son of man.” The phrase “son of man” is used here in a collective sense and refers to human beings. For other uses of the phrase in a collective or representative manner, see Num 23:19; Ps 146:3; Isa 51:12.

[144:3]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “take account of him.” The two imperfect verbal forms in v. 4 describe God’s characteristic activity.