And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man.
Psalm 9:12 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895 For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them: He forgetteth not the cry of the poor. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: He forgetteth not the cry of the humble. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For He Who avenges the blood [of His people shed unjustly] remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted (the poor and the humble). American Standard Version (1901) For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor. Common English Bible Because the one who avenges bloodshed remembers those who suffer; the LORD hasn’t forgotten their cries for help. Catholic Public Domain Version Sing a psalm to the Lord, who dwells in Zion. Announce his study among the Gentiles. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Sing ye to the Lord, who dwelleth in Sion: declare his ways among the Gentiles: |
And surely your blood, the blood of your lives, will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it: and at the hand of man, even at the hand of every man's brother, will I require the life of man.
and also for the innocent blood that he shed; for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood: and the LORD would not pardon.
Thon hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to take it into thy hand: The helpless committeth himself unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
He hath regarded the prayer of the destitute, And hath not despised their prayer.
For he hath not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; Neither hath he hid his face from him; But when he cried unto him, he heard.
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, And saved him out of all his troubles.
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands: The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.
Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old, Which thou hast redeemed to be the tribe of thine inheritance; And mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
There he brake the arrows of the bow; The shield, and the sword, and the battle. Selah
And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which are in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;
And now, behold, the cry of the children of Israel is come unto me: moreover I have seen the oppression wherewith the Egyptians oppress them.
For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.
that upon you may come all the righteous blood shed on the earth, from the blood of Abel the righteous unto the blood of Zachariah son of Barachiah, whom ye slew between the sanctuary and the altar.
for they poured out the blood of saints and prophets, and blood hast thou given them to drink: they are worthy.
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.