34:17 The godly 1 cry out and the Lord hears;
he saves them from all their troubles. 2
37:39 But the Lord delivers the godly; 3
he protects them in times of trouble. 4
37:40 The Lord helps them and rescues them;
he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, 5
for they seek his protection.
91:15 When he calls out to me, I will answer him.
I will be with him when he is in trouble;
I will rescue him and bring him honor.
1 tn Heb “they” (i.e., the godly mentioned in v. 15).
2 tn The three perfect verbal forms are taken in a generalizing sense in v. 17 and translated with the present tense (note the generalizing mood of vv. 18-22).
3 tn Heb “and the deliverance of the godly [ones] [is] from the
4 tn Heb “[he is] their place of refuge in a time of trouble.”
5 tn The prefixed verbal forms with vav (ו) consecutive carry on the generalizing tone of the preceding verse.