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 91:14-16

91:14 The Lord says, ⁴ 

“Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him;

I will protect him ⁵  because he is loyal to me. ⁶ 

91:15 When he calls out to me, I will answer him.

I will be with him when he is in trouble;

I will rescue him and bring him honor.

91:16 I will satisfy him with long life, ⁷ 

and will let him see my salvation.

Mazmur 118:8-9

118:8 It is better to take shelter ⁸  in the Lord

than to trust in people.

118:9 It is better to take shelter in the Lord

than to trust in princes.

[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.

[91:14]  ⁴ tn The words “the Lord says” are supplied in the translation to clarify that the words which follow are the Lord’s oracle of assurance.

[91:14]  ⁵ tn Or “make him secure” (Heb “set him on high”).

[91:14]  ⁶ tn Heb “because he knows my name” (see Ps 9:10).

[91:16]  ⁷ tn Heb “length of days.”

[118:8]  ⁸ tn “Taking 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).