Mazmur 28:9

28:9 Deliver your people!

Empower ¹  the nation that belongs to you! ² 

Care for them like a shepherd and carry them in your arms ³  at all times! ⁴ 

Mazmur 72:4

72:4 He will defend ⁵  the oppressed among the people;

he will deliver ⁶  the children ⁷  of the poor

and crush the oppressor.

[28:9]  ¹ tn Or “bless.”

[28:9]  ² tn Heb “your inheritance.” The parallelism (note “your people”) indicates that Israel is in view.

[28:9]  ³ tn Heb “shepherd them and lift them up.”

[28:9]  sn The shepherd metaphor is sometimes associated with royal responsibility. See 2 Sam 5:2; 7:7; Mic 5:2-4).

[28:9]  ⁴ tn Or “forever.”

[72:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “judge [for].”

[72:4]  ⁶ tn The prefixed verbal form appears to be an imperfect, not a jussive.

[72:4]  ⁷ tn Heb “sons.”