Psalms 9:12

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For the one who takes revenge against murderers took notice of the oppressed; he did not overlook their cry for help

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  • Gen 9:5 : 5 For your lifeblood I will surely exact punishment, from every living creature I will exact punishment. From each person I will exact punishment for the life of the individual since the man was his relative.
  • Exod 3:7 : 7 The LORD said,“I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt. I have heard their cry because of their taskmasters, for I know their sorrows.
  • Ps 34:6 : 6 This oppressed man cried out and the LORD heard; he saved him from all his troubles.
  • Ps 102:17 : 17 when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.
  • Isa 26:21 : 21 For look, the LORD is coming out of the place where he lives, to punish the sin of those who live on the earth. The earth will display the blood shed on it; it will no longer cover up its slain.
  • Matt 23:35 : 35 so that on you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Barachiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.
  • Luke 11:50-51 : 50 so that this generation may be held accountable for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world, 51 from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, it will be charged against this generation.
  • Luke 18:7-8 : 7 Won’t God give justice to his chosen ones, who cry out to him day and night? Will he delay long to help them? 8 I tell you, he will give them justice speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
  • Rev 6:9-9 : 9 Now when the Lamb opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been violently killed because of the word of God and because of the testimony they had given. 10 They cried out with a loud voice,“How long, Sovereign Master, holy and true, before you judge those who live on the earth and avenge our blood?”
  • Rev 16:6 : 6 because they poured out the blood of your saints and prophets, so you have given them blood to drink. They got what they deserved!”
  • Exod 3:9 : 9 And now indeed the cry of the Israelites has come to me, and I have also seen how severely the Egyptians oppress them.
  • Judg 10:16 : 16 They threw away the foreign gods they owned and worshiped the LORD. Finally the LORD grew tired of seeing Israel suffer so much.
  • 2 Kgs 24:4 : 4 Because he killed innocent people and stained Jerusalem with their blood, the LORD was unwilling to forgive them.
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.
  • Ps 10:17 : 17 LORD, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.
  • Ps 22:24 : 24 For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.

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    10His victims are crushed and beaten down; they are trapped in his sturdy nets.

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  • Ps 109:15-16
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    15May the LORD be constantly aware of them, and cut off the memory of his children from the earth!

    16For he never bothered to show kindness; he harassed the oppressed and needy, and killed the disheartened.

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    13when they prayed:“Have mercy on me, LORD! See how I am oppressed by those who hate me, O one who can snatch me away from the gates of death!

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    24For he did not despise or detest the suffering of the oppressed; he did not ignore him; when he cried out to him, he responded.

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    28so that they caused the cry of the poor to come before him, so that he hears the cry of the needy.

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  • Ps 9:17-18
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    17The wicked are turned back and sent to Sheol; this is the destiny of all the nations that ignore God,

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    9Has God forgotten to be merciful? Has his anger stifled his compassion?”(Selah)

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    44Yet he took notice of their distress, when he heard their cry for help.

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  • Job 35:9
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    9“People cry out because of the excess of oppression; they cry out for help because of the power of the mighty.

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    17when he responds to the prayer of the destitute, and does not reject their request.

  • Ps 44:24
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    24Why do you look the other way, and ignore the way we are oppressed and mistreated?

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    6This oppressed man cried out and the LORD heard; he saved him from all his troubles.

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    17LORD, you have heard the request of the oppressed; you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer.

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    13The one who shuts his ears to the cry of the poor, he too will cry out and will not be answered.

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    13Sing to the LORD! Praise the LORD! For he rescues the oppressed from the clutches of evildoers.

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