Psalms 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 

biblegateway Psa 9:12

For he who avenges blood remembers; he does not ignore the cry of the afflicted.

biblegateway Psa 9:12

For He who requires blood remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

biblegateway Psa 9:12

For he who avenges murder cares for the helpless. He does not ignore those who cry to him for help.

biblegateway Psa 9:12

How he tracks down killers yet keeps his eye on us, registers every whimper and moan.

SABDAweb Psa 9:12

When he makes search for blood, he has them in his memory: he is not without thought for the cry of the poor.

bibleoremus Psa 9:12

For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted.

biblegateway Psa 9:12

When He avenges blood, He remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble.

biblegateway Psa 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 

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.

² tn Heb “did not forget.”

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.