Mazmur 22:20

22:20 Deliver me ¹  from the sword!

Save ²  my life ³  from the claws ⁴  of the wild dogs!

Mazmur 91:3

91:3 he will certainly rescue you from the snare of the hunter ⁵ 

and from the destructive plague.

Mazmur 116:6

116:6 The Lord protects ⁶  the untrained; ⁷ 

I was in serious trouble ⁸  and he delivered me.

[22:20]  ¹ tn Or “my life.”

[22:20]  ² tn The verb “save” is supplied in the translation; it is understood by ellipsis (see “deliver” in the preceding line).

[22:20]  ³ tn Heb “my only one.” The psalmist may mean that his life is precious, or that he feels isolated and alone.

[22:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “from the hand.” Here “hand” is understood by metonymy as a reference to the “paw” and thus the “claws” of the wild dogs.

[91:3]  ⁵ tn The word refers specifically to a fowler (or hunter of birds).

[116:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “guards.” The active participle indicates this is a characteristic of the Lord.

[116:6]  ⁷ tn Or “the [morally] naive,” that is, the one who is young and still in the process of learning right from wrong and distinguishing wisdom from folly. See Ps 19:7.

[116:6]  ⁸ tn Heb “I was low.”