Psalms 76:8-9

76:8 From heaven you announced what their punishment would be. 1 

The earth 2  was afraid and silent

76:9 when God arose to execute judgment,

and to deliver all the oppressed of the earth. (Selah)

Psalms 103:6

103:6 The Lord does what is fair,

and executes justice for all the oppressed. 3 

Psalms 103:2

103:2 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Do not forget all his kind deeds! 4 

Psalms 17:14

17:14 Lord, use your power to deliver me from these murderers, 5 

from the murderers of this world! 6 

They enjoy prosperity; 7 

you overwhelm them with the riches they desire. 8 

They have many children,

and leave their wealth to their offspring. 9 

1 tn Heb “a [legal] decision,” or “sentence.”

2 tn “The earth” stands here by metonymy for its inhabitants.

3 tn Heb “the Lord does fairness, and [acts of] justice for all the oppressed.”

4 tn Or “his benefits” (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the Lord).

5 tc Heb “from men [by] your hand, Lord.” The translation assumes an emendation (both here and in the following line) of מִמְתִים (mimtim, “from men”) to מִמְמִתִים (mimmitim, “from those who kill”). For other uses of the plural form of the Hiphil participle of מוּת (mut, “die”), see 2 Kgs 17:26 (used with lions as subject), Job 33:22 (apparently referring to the agents of death), and Jer 26:15 (used of those seeking Jeremiah’s life).

6 tn Heb “from men, from [the] world.” On the emendation of “men” to “murderers,” see the preceding note on the word “murderers.”

7 tn Heb “their portion, in life.”

8 tn Heb “and [with] your treasures you fill their belly.”

9 tn Heb “they are satisfied [with] sons and leave their abundance to their children.”