Psalms 34:6

34:6 This oppressed man cried out and the Lord heard;

he saved him ¹  from all his troubles.

Psalms 34:15

34:15 The Lord pays attention to the godly

and hears their cry for help. ² 

Psalms 34:19

34:19 The godly ³  face many dangers, ⁴ 

but the Lord saves ⁵  them ⁶  from each one of them.

¹ tn The pronoun refers back to “this oppressed man,” namely, the psalmist.

² tn Heb “the eyes of the Lord [are] toward the godly, and his ears [are] toward their cry for help.”

³ tn The Hebrew text uses the singular form; the representative or typical godly person is envisioned.

⁴ tn Or “trials.”

⁵ tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the Lord typically delivers the godly.

⁶ tn Heb “him,” agreeing with the singular form in the preceding line.