Psalms 70:5

70:5 I am oppressed and needy! ¹ 

O God, hurry to me! ² 

You are my helper and my deliverer!

O Lord, ³  do not delay!

Psalms 89:19

89:19 Then you ⁴  spoke through a vision to your faithful followers ⁵  and said:

“I have energized a warrior; ⁶ 

I have raised up a young man ⁷  from the people.

¹ sn See Pss 35:10; 37:14.

² tn Ps 40:17 has “may the Lord pay attention to me.”

³ tn Ps 40:17 has “my God” instead of “Lord.”

⁴ tn The pronoun “you” refers to the Lord, who is addressed here. The quotation that follows further develops the announcement of vv. 3-4.

⁵ tc Many medieval mss read the singular here, “your faithful follower.” In this case the statement refers directly to Nathan’s oracle to David (see 2 Sam 7:17).

⁶ tn Heb “I have placed help upon a warrior.”

⁷ tn Or perhaps “a chosen one.”