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12 He who avenges murder has an open ear to those who cry to him for justice. He does not ignore the prayers of men in trouble when they call to him for help.

13 And now, O Lord, have mercy on me; see how I suffer at the hands of those who hate me. Lord, snatch me back from the jaws of death. 14 Save me, so that I can praise you publicly before all the people at Jerusalem’s gates[a] and rejoice that you have rescued me.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:14 at Jerusalem’s gates, literally, “in the gates of the daughter of Zion.”

12 For he who avenges blood(A) remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted.(B)

13 Lord, see how my enemies(C) persecute me!
    Have mercy(D) and lift me up from the gates of death,(E)
14 that I may declare your praises(F)
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,(G)
    and there rejoice in your salvation.(H)

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