כִּֽי־דֹרֵ֣שׁ דָּ֭מִים אוֹתָ֣ם זָכָ֑ר לֹֽא־שָׁ֝כַ֗ח צַעֲקַ֥ת עניים [עֲנָוִֽים׃]
Ибо Он, мстящий за кровь, вспомнил их; Он не забыл крик смиренного.
Midrash Tehillim
"For their blood demands vengeance. When the Holy One, blessed be He, comes to demand the blood of Rabbi Akiva, He will demand the blood of Bar Kappara. He has not forgotten the cry of the oppressed. He does not forget the blood of Israel from the nations, nor the blood of righteous ones who were killed. They are Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel, Rabbi Yishmael ben Elisha, Rabbi Yishbab the Scribe, Rabbi Chutzpit the Translator, Rabbi Yosei, Rabbi Yehuda ben Bava, Rabbi Yehuda the Notary, Rabbi Shimon ben Azzai, Rabbi Chanina ben Teradion, and Rabbi Akiva. Regarding them, the verse speaks: "For their blood demands vengeance." And in the future, the Holy One, blessed be He, will demand the blood of Bar Kappara and Rabbi Yehuda the Notary. Once, a wicked government decree was made to kill Rabbi Yehuda the Notary. What did Bar Kappara do? He made himself a judge and judged him. And when he came to give him a spoon to eat with, he decreed that another person should be slaughtered under him. He then spread slanderous rumors that Rabbi Yehuda was not killed. The wicked government then issued another decree to kill them both, and they were both killed and cut into pieces. And in the future, the Holy One, blessed be He, will demand their blood, as it is written: "For their blood demands vengeance." Rabbi Abbahu said in the name of Rabbi Elazar, "Every righteous person whom the nations of the world kill, the Holy One, blessed be He, writes his name in His book, as it says: "He will judge among the nations, filling them with corpses." And the Holy One, blessed be He, says to them, 'Why did you kill so-and-so?' And they deny it, saying, 'We did not kill him.' What does the Holy One, blessed be He, do? He brings out His book and judges them, giving them lashes. He has not forgotten the cry of the oppressed."
Midrash Tehillim
"To David, may the Lord contend with my enemies. This is what the scripture says (Isaiah 51:21): "Therefore, listen to this, you afflicted one, made drunk, but not with wine." From what am I made drunk? From troubles, but not from wine. Because they are standing against me and I have no one to fight for me except you. And so it says (Psalm 9:13): "For the avenger of bloodshed remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the afflicted." The assembly of Israel said, "If you do not stand for me, who will stand for me? Look at what they are doing to me." And so it says (Lamentations 3:59-60): "You have seen, O Lord, their reproach and all their schemes against me. You have heard their taunts, O Lord, all their plots against me." "O Lord, my soul's champion, you have seen their insults, and their scheming against me." And so David says (Psalm 70:2): "May You be a refuge for me, O God." Therefore, David said, "May the Lord contend with my enemies." It is possible for a person to say to his master, "Contend with my enemies, and go out and fight against me." But the Holy One, blessed be He, said to David, "Engage in Torah study, and I will fight your battle." And so Moses says (Numbers 21:14): "Therefore it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord: 'Waheb in Suphah and the wadis, the Arnon.'" If you engage in Torah study, which is written in the book, I will fight for you. Therefore, David said, "May the Lord contend with my enemies."...