Mazmur 34:15

34:15 The Lord pays attention to the godly

and hears their cry for help. ¹ 

Mazmur 34:19

34:19 The godly ²  face many dangers, ³ 

but the Lord saves ⁴  them ⁵  from each one of them.

Mazmur 34:21

34:21 Evil people self-destruct; ⁶ 

those who hate the godly are punished. ⁷ 

[34:15]  ¹ tn Heb “the eyes of the Lord [are] toward the godly, and his ears [are] toward their cry for help.”

[34:19]  ² tn The Hebrew text uses the singular form; the representative or typical godly person is envisioned.

[34:19]  ³ tn Or “trials.”

[34:19]  ⁴ 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]  ⁵ tn Heb “him,” agreeing with the singular form in the preceding line.

[34:21]  ⁶ tn Heb “evil kills the wicked [one].” The singular form is representative; the typical evil person is envisioned. The Hebrew imperfect verbal form draws attention to the typical nature of the action.

[34:21]  ⁷ tn Heb “are guilty,” but the verb is sometimes used metonymically with the meaning “to suffer the consequences of guilt,” the effect being substituted for the cause.