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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 9, Verse 12

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11
Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
King James Version
When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.
American Standard Version
For he that maketh inquisition for blood remembereth them; He forgetteth not the cry of the poor.
New English Translation
For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help
World English Bible
For he who avenges blood remembers them. He doesn't forget the cry of the afflicted.
13
Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble [which I suffer] of them that hate me, thou that liftest me up from the gates of death:
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That I may shew forth all thy praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion: I will rejoice in thy salvation.
15
The heathen are sunk down in the pit [that] they made: in the net which they hid is their own foot taken.
16
The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
17
The wicked shall be turned into hell, [and] all the nations that forget God.
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For the needy shall not alway be forgotten: the expectation of the poor shall [not] perish for ever.
19
Arise, O LORD; let not man prevail: let the heathen be judged in thy sight.
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Put them in fear, O LORD: [that] the nations may know themselves [to be but] men. Selah.
1
Why standest thou afar off, O LORD? [why] hidest thou [thyself] in times of trouble?
2
The wicked in [his] pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.