Psalms 9:12

“Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads, etc.] Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it of the kings and nations of the world ruling over Israel; and may very well design the Heathen powers and antichristian states tyrannizing over Christian people. The word in the original text is singular, “a man” f871, a frail mortal man; and may be understood of the man of sin and son of perdition; who rides upon the heads of men, exalts himself above all that is called God, and has exercised dominion over the saints in a most lawless and tyrannical manner. Vitringa, on (<234302>Isaiah 43:2) interprets it of Antiochus Epiphanes, who was a type of antichrist, and supposes the following clause to refer to the…”

“for blood--that is, murders (Psa 5:6), including all the oppressions of His people. maketh inquisition--(compare Gen 9:5). He will avenge their cause.”

“When he maketh inquisition for blood - When he “inquires” after blood; that is, when he comes forth with this view, to wit, for purposes of punishment. There is allusion here to such passages as that in Genesis 9:5, “And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man.” The idea is, that when blood was shed in murder, God would seek out the murderer; he would require satisfaction of him who had shed the blood; he would punish the offender. The language, there, becomes equivalent to that of seeking punishment for murder, and then for sin in general; and the representation here is that of God as going forth in the capacity of…”

“Blood - The bloodshed of his innocent and holy ones: which though he may not seem to regard for a season, yet he will certainly call the authors of it to a severe account. Them - The humble, as it follows, or the oppressed, Psa 9:9, that trust in him, and seek to him, Psa 9:10, whom he seemed to have forgotten. Psalms 9:14”

“9:12 The Lord avenges and saves his servants (18:46) by righteously judging his enemies on earth (58:11). The godly do not seek revenge; they wait for the Lord to vindicate them (94:1-2; Deut 32:35; Rom 12:19).”

“When: Gen 9:5; Kg2 24:4; Isa 26:21; Mat 23:35; Luk 11:50, Luk 11:51; Rev 6:9, Rev 6:10, Rev 16:6 he forgetteth: Psa 10:14, Psa 10:17, Psa 22:24, Psa 34:6, Psa 102:17; Exo 3:7, Exo 3:9; Luk 18:7, Luk 18:8 humble: or, afflicted, Jdg 10:16 Psalms 9:13”