Mazmur 37:39-40

37:39 But the Lord delivers the godly; ¹ 

he protects them in times of trouble. ² 

37:40 The Lord helps them and rescues them;

he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, ³ 

for they seek his protection.

Mazmur 109:31

109:31 because he stands at the right hand of the needy,

to deliver him from those who threaten ⁴  his life.

[37:39]  ¹ tn Heb “and the deliverance of the godly [ones] [is] from the Lord.”

[37:39]  ² tn Heb “[he is] their place of refuge in a time of trouble.”

[37:40]  ³ tn The prefixed verbal forms with vav (ו) consecutive carry on the generalizing tone of the preceding verse.

[109:31]  ⁴ tn Heb “judge.”