20:2 May he send you help from his temple; 1
from Zion may he give you support!
33:20 We 2 wait for the Lord;
he is our deliverer 3 and shield. 4
115:9 O Israel, trust in the Lord!
He is their deliverer 5 and protector. 6
121:2 My help comes from the Lord, 7
the Creator 8 of heaven and earth!
124:8 Our deliverer is the Lord, 9
the Creator 10 of heaven and earth.
1 tc Heb “from [the] temple.” The third masculine singular pronominal suffix (ן, nun) has probably been accidentally omitted by haplography. Note that the following word begins with a prefixed vav (ו). See P. C. Craigie, Psalms 1-50 (WBC), 184.
2 tn Or “our lives.” The suffixed form of נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being, life”) is often equivalent to a pronoun in poetic texts.
3 tn Or “[source of] help.”
4 tn Or “protector.”
3 tn Or “[source of] help.”
4 tn Heb “and their shield.”
4 tn Heb “my help [is] from with the
5 tn Or “Maker.”
5 tn Heb “our help [is] in the name of the
6 tn Or “Maker.”