Mazmur 22:2

22:2 My God, I cry out during the day,

but you do not answer,

and during the night my prayers do not let up. ¹ 

Mazmur 22:5

22:5 To you they cried out, and they were saved;

in you they trusted and they were not disappointed. ² 

Mazmur 34:17

34:17 The godly ³  cry out and the Lord hears;

he saves them from all their troubles. ⁴ 

Mazmur 142:5

142:5 I cry out to you, O Lord;

I say, “You are my shelter,

my security ⁵  in the land of the living.”

[22:2]  ¹ tn Heb “there is no silence to me.”

[22:5]  ² tn Or “were not ashamed.”

[34:17]  ³ tn Heb “they” (i.e., the godly mentioned in v. 15).

[34:17]  ⁴ 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).

[142:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “my portion.” The psalmist compares the Lord to landed property, which was foundational to economic stability in ancient Israel.