34:2 I will boast 1 in the Lord;
let the oppressed hear and rejoice! 2
34:3 Magnify the Lord with me!
Let’s praise 3 his name together!
34:4 I sought the Lord’s help 4 and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears.
1 tn Heb “my soul will boast”; or better, “let my soul boast.” Following the cohortative form in v. 1, it is likely that the prefixed verbal form here is jussive.
2 tn The two prefixed verbal forms in this verse are best taken as jussives, for the psalmist is calling his audience to worship (see v. 3).
3 tn Or “exalt.”
4 tn Heb “I sought the