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Forכִּיhe who demands an accountingדֹרֵשׁfor bloodדָּמִיםhas rememberedזָכָרthem;אוֹתָםhe has not forgottenלֹא שָׁכַחthe cryצַעֲקַתof the humble.עֲנָוִים
Psalms 9:12
Study it in the app“For he who demands an accounting for blood has remembered them; he has not forgotten the cry of the humble.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 9:12, word by word
- he who demands an accountingדֹרֵשׁdoresh
require
To investigate, or hold to account.
Where else “doresh” appears- for bloodדָּמִיםdamim
bloodguilt
A murder, and the guilt it leaves on the killer.
Where else “damim” appears- has rememberedזָכָרzachar
remember favorably
God turns his mind to someone and helps them.
Where else “zachar” appears- he has not forgottenשָׁכַחshachach
forget
Forget.
Where else “shachach” appears- the cryצַעֲקַתtsaakat
outcry
Outcry, cry of distress.
Where else “tsaakat” appears- of the humbleעֲנָוִיםanavim
humble, afflicted
Humble, afflicted: one who is low, by his condition or by his attitude; meek.
Where else “anavim” appears
The context
11Sing psalms to YHWH, who dwells in Zion; proclaim among the peoples his deeds.
12 · This verse (above)
13Show me favor, YHWH; see my affliction because of those who hate me, you who lift me up from the gates of death,