Mazmur 18:48

18:48 He delivers me ¹  from my enemies;

you snatch me away ²  from those who attack me; ³ 

you rescue me from violent men.

Mazmur 34:17-18

34:17 The godly ⁴  cry out and the Lord hears;

he saves them from all their troubles. ⁵ 

34:18 The Lord is near the brokenhearted;

he delivers ⁶  those who are discouraged. ⁷ 

Mazmur 144:2

144:2 who loves me ⁸  and is my stronghold,

my refuge ⁹  and my deliverer,

my shield and the one in whom I take shelter,

who makes nations submit to me. ¹⁰ 

[18:48]  ¹ tn Heb “[the one who] delivers me.” 2 Sam 22:49 reads “and [the one who] brings me out.”

[18:48]  ² tn Heb “lifts me up.” In light of the preceding and following references to deliverance, the verb רום probably here refers to being rescued from danger (see Ps 9:13). However, it could mean “exalt, elevate” here, indicating that the Lord has given the psalmist victory over his enemies and forced them to acknowledge the psalmist’s superiority (cf. NIV, NRSV).

[18:48]  ³ tn Heb “from those who rise against me.”

[34:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “they” (i.e., the godly mentioned in v. 15).

[34:17]  ⁵ 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).

[34:18]  ⁶ tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the Lord typically delivers the oppressed and needy.

[34:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “the crushed in spirit.”

[144:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “my loyal love,” which is probably an abbreviated form of “the God of my loyal love” (see Ps 59:10, 17).

[144:2]  ⁹ tn Or “my elevated place.”

[144:2]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the one who subdues nations beneath me.”