Mazmur 17:7

17:7 Accomplish awesome, faithful deeds, ¹ 

you who powerfully deliver those who look to you for protection from their enemies. ² 

Mazmur 33:17

33:17 A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; ³ 

despite its great strength, it cannot deliver.

Mazmur 36:3

36:3 The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful;

he does not care about doing what is wise and right. ⁴ 

Mazmur 49:17

49:17 For he will take nothing with him when he dies;

his wealth will not follow him down into the grave. ⁵ 

Mazmur 59:4

59:4 Though I have done nothing wrong, ⁶  they are anxious to attack. ⁷ 

Spring into action and help me! Take notice of me! ⁸ 

Mazmur 107:18

107:18 They lost their appetite for all food, ⁹ 

and they drew near the gates of death.

Mazmur 119:29

119:29 Remove me from the path of deceit! ¹⁰ 

Graciously give me ¹¹  your law!

Mazmur 119:47

119:47 I will find delight in your commands,

which I love.

[17:7]  ¹ tn Heb “Set apart faithful acts.”

[17:7]  ² tn Heb “[O] one who delivers those who seek shelter from the ones raising themselves up, by your right hand.” The Lord’s “right hand” here symbolizes his power to protect and deliver.

[17:7]  sn Those who look to you for protection from their enemies. “Seeking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject’s loyalty to the Lord. In the psalms those who “take shelter” in the Lord are contrasted with the wicked and equated with those who love, fear and serve the Lord (Pss 5:11-12; 31:17-20; 34:21-22).

[33:17]  ³ tn Heb “a lie [is] the horse for victory.”

[36:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “he ceases to exhibit wisdom to do good.” The Hiphil forms are exhibitive, indicating the outward expression of an inner attitude.

[49:17]  ⁵ tn Heb “his glory will not go down after him.”

[59:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “without sin.”

[59:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “they run and they are determined.”

[59:4]  ⁸ tn Heb “arise to meet me and see.” The Hebrew verb קָרָא (qara’, “to meet; to encounter”) here carries the nuance of “to help.”

[107:18]  ⁹ tn Heb “all food their appetite loathed.”

[119:29]  ¹⁰ tn The “path of deceit” refers to a lifestyle characterized by deceit and disloyalty to God. It stands in contrast to the “way of faithfulness” in v. 30.

[119:29]  ¹¹ tn Heb “be gracious to me.” The verb is used metonymically here for “graciously giving” the law. (See Gen 33:5, where Jacob uses this verb in describing how God had graciously given him children.)