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12 Yes, he who avenges bloodshed remembers them.
He does not forget the cry of the afflicted.
13 Have mercy on me, O Lord.
See my afflictions that are caused by those who hate me,
and raise me up from the gates of death,
14 so that I may declare all your praise.
In the gates of the Daughter of Zion[a] I will rejoice in your salvation.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 9:14 This half-line may be taken with the preceding line rather than with the following line. Here Daughter of Zion seems to be a personification of Jerusalem.

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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