Psalms 17:7

17:7 Accomplish awesome, faithful deeds, 1 

you who powerfully deliver those who look to you for protection from their enemies. 2 

Psalms 4:3

4:3 Realize that 3  the Lord shows the godly special favor; 4 

the Lord responds 5  when I cry out to him.

1 tn Heb “Set apart faithful acts.”

2 tn Heb “[O] one who delivers those who seek shelter from the ones raising themselves up, by your right hand.” The Lord’s “right hand” here symbolizes his power to protect and deliver.

3 tn Heb “and know that.”

4 tn Heb “that the Lord sets apart a faithful one for himself.” The psalmist states a general principle, though the singular form and the parallel line indicate he has himself in mind as the representative godly person. A חָסִיד (khasid; here translated as “the godly”) is one who does what is right in God’s eyes and remains faithful to God (see Pss 12:1; 18:25; 31:23; 37:28; 86:2; 97:10).

5 tn Heb “hears.”