33:20 We 1 wait for the Lord;
he is our deliverer 2 and shield. 3
124:8 Our deliverer is the Lord, 4
the Creator 5 of heaven and earth.
79:9 Help us, O God, our deliverer!
For the sake of your glorious reputation, 6 rescue us!
Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation! 7
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.”
4 tn Heb “our help [is] in the name of the
5 tn Or “Maker.”
7 tn Heb “the glory of your name.” Here and in the following line “name” stands metonymically for God’s reputation.
8 tn Heb “your name.”