Mazmur 34:6

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

he saved him ¹  from all his troubles.

Mazmur 34:15

34:15 The Lord pays attention to the godly

and hears their cry for help. ² 

Mazmur 34:19

34:19 The godly ³  face many dangers, ⁴ 

but the Lord saves ⁵  them ⁶  from each one of them.

Mazmur 91:15

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.

Mazmur 145:18-20

145:18 The Lord is near all who cry out to him,

all who cry out to him sincerely. ⁷ 

145:19 He satisfies the desire ⁸  of his loyal followers; ⁹ 

he hears their cry for help and delivers them.

145:20 The Lord protects those who love him,

but he destroys all the wicked.

[34:6]  ¹ tn The pronoun refers back to “this oppressed man,” namely, the psalmist.

[34:15]  ² tn Heb “the eyes of the Lord [are] toward the godly, and his ears [are] toward their cry for help.”

[34:19]  ³ tn The Hebrew text uses the singular form; the representative or typical godly person is envisioned.

[34:19]  ⁴ tn Or “trials.”

[34:19]  ⁵ tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the Lord typically delivers the godly.

[34:19]  ⁶ tn Heb “him,” agreeing with the singular form in the preceding line.

[145:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “in truth.”

[145:19]  ⁸ tn In this context “desire” refers to the followers’ desire to be delivered from wicked enemies.

[145:19]  ⁹ tn Heb “the desire of those who fear him, he does.”