Text -- Psalms 33:17-22 (NET)

33:17 A horse disappoints those who trust in it for victory; despite its great strength, it cannot deliver. 33:18 Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness 33:19 by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine. 33:20 We wait for the Lord; he is our deliverer and shield. 33:21 For our hearts rejoice in him, for we trust in his holy name. 33:22 May we experience your faithfulness, O Lord, for we wait for you.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 33:17

¹ tn Heb “a lie [is] the horse for victory.”

NET Notes: Psa 33:18

¹ tn Heb “look, the eye of the Lord [is] toward the ones who fear him.” The expression “the eye…[is] toward” here indicates recognition and the bestowing of favor. See Ps 34:15. The one who fears the Lord respects his sovereignty and obeys his commandments. See Ps 128:1; Prov 14:2.

² tn Heb “for the ones who wait for his faithfulness.”

NET Notes: Psa 33:19

¹ tn Heb “to save from death their live[s].”

² tn Heb “and to keep them alive in famine.”

NET Notes: Psa 33:20

¹ tn Or “our lives.” The suffixed form of נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being, life”) is often equivalent to a pronoun in poetic texts.

² tn Or “[source of] help.”

³ tn Or “protector.”

NET Notes: Psa 33:22

¹ tn Heb “let your faithfulness, O Lord, be on us.”

² tn Or “just as.”