33:19 by saving their lives from death 1
and sustaining them during times of famine. 2
33:20 We 3 wait for the Lord;
he is our deliverer 4 and shield. 5
33:21 For our hearts rejoice in him,
for we trust in his holy name.
33:22 May we experience your faithfulness, O Lord, 6
for 7 we wait for you.
1 tn Heb “to save from death their live[s].”
2 tn Heb “and to keep them alive in famine.”
3 tn Or “our lives.” The suffixed form of נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being, life”) is often equivalent to a pronoun in poetic texts.
4 tn Or “[source of] help.”
5 tn Or “protector.”
5 tn Heb “let your faithfulness, O
6 tn Or “just as.”