Mazmur 34:2

34:2 I will boast ¹  in the Lord;

let the oppressed hear and rejoice! ² 

Mazmur 34:6

34:6 This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard;

he saved him ³  from all his troubles.

[34:2]  ¹ tn Heb “my soul will boast”; or better, “let my soul boast.” Following the cohortative form in v. 1, it is likely that the prefixed verbal form here is jussive.

[34:2]  ² tn The two prefixed verbal forms in this verse are best taken as jussives, for the psalmist is calling his audience to worship (see v. 3).

[34:6]  ³ tn The pronoun refers back to “this oppressed man,” namely, the psalmist.