72:4 He will defend 1 the oppressed among the people;
he will deliver 2 the children 3 of the poor
and crush the oppressor.
72:13 He will take pity 4 on the poor and needy;
the lives of the needy he will save.
34:18 The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
he delivers 5 those who are discouraged. 6
69:35 For God will deliver Zion
and rebuild the cities of Judah,
and his people 7 will again live in them and possess Zion. 8
1 tn Heb “judge [for].”
2 tn The prefixed verbal form appears to be an imperfect, not a jussive.
3 tn Heb “sons.”
4 tn The prefixed verb form is best understood as a defectively written imperfect (see Deut 7:16).
7 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the
8 tn Heb “the crushed in spirit.”
10 tn Heb “they”; the referent (God’s people) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
11 tn Heb “it.” The third feminine singular pronominal suffix probably refers to “Zion” (see Pss 48:12; 102:14); thus the referent has been specified in the translation for clarity.