Psalms 9:11

"Sing praises to Jehovah, who dwelleth in Zion:

Declare among the people his doings.

For he that maketh inquisitions for blood remembereth them;

He forgetteth not the cry of the poor."

"Jehovah ... dwelleth in Zion." This is a reference to God's personal presence in Jerusalem, as manifested in the tabernacle and in the temple.

"He that maketh inquisitions for blood." This refers to the fact that God inquires and demands an explanation regarding every instance of a murderer's slaying his victim, as God did in the case of Abel (Genesis 4:9).

"He remembereth them" is a promise that God knows of every crime against the defenseless and that he will require an account of it at the hands of the wicked.

"He forgetteth not the cry of the poor." Just as God never forsakes his saints, as mentioned in the previous two verses, these verses stress God's equal care and concern for the victims of crime and for the poor. These are among the wonderful actions of God that are commanded to be declared unto the peoples.