Mazmur 34:17

34:17 The godly ¹  cry out and the Lord hears;

he saves them from all their troubles. ² 

Mazmur 71:13

71:13 May my accusers be humiliated and defeated!

May those who want to harm me ³  be covered with scorn and disgrace!

[34:17]  ¹ tn Heb “they” (i.e., the godly mentioned in v. 15).

[34:17]  ² tn The three perfect verbal forms are taken in a generalizing sense in v. 17 and translated with the present tense (note the generalizing mood of vv. 18-22).

[71:13]  ³ tn Heb “those who seek my harm.”