2 Chronicles 16:7

16:7 At that time Hanani the prophet ¹  visited King Asa of Judah and said to him: “Because you relied on the king of Syria and did not rely on the Lord your God, the army of the king of Syria has escaped from your hand.

Psalms 9:9-10

9:9 Consequently ²  the Lord provides safety for the oppressed; ³ 

he provides safety in times of trouble. ⁴ 

9:10 Your loyal followers trust in you, ⁵ 

for you, Lord, do not abandon those who seek your help. ⁶ 

Psalms 37:39-40

37:39 But the Lord delivers the godly; ⁷ 

he protects them in times of trouble. ⁸ 

37:40 The Lord helps them and rescues them;

he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, ⁹ 

for they seek his protection.

[16:7]  ¹ tn Heb “the seer.”

[9:9]  ² tn Following the imperfect in v. 9, the construction vav (ו) conjunctive + shortened form of the prefixed verb הָיָה (hayah) indicates a consequence or result of the preceding statement. The construction functions this same way in Pss 81:15 and 104:20.

[9:9]  ³ tn Heb “and the Lord is an elevated place for the oppressed.” The singular form דָּךְ (dakh, “oppressed”) is collective here.

[9:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “[he is] an elevated place for times in trouble.” Here an “elevated place” refers to a stronghold, a defensible, secure position that represents a safe haven in times of unrest or distress (cf. NEB “tower of strength”; NIV, NRSV “stronghold”).

[9:10]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the ones who know your name trust in you.” The construction vav (ו) conjunctive + imperfect at the beginning of the verse expresses another consequence of the statement made in v. 8. “To know” the Lord’s “name” means to be his follower, recognizing his authority and maintaining loyalty to him. See Ps 91:14, where “knowing” the Lord’s “name” is associated with loving him.

[9:10]  ⁶ tn Heb “the ones who seek you.”

[37:39]  ⁷ tn Heb “and the deliverance of the godly [ones] [is] from the Lord.”

[37:39]  ⁸ tn Heb “[he is] their place of refuge in a time of trouble.”

[37:40]  ⁹ tn The prefixed verbal forms with vav (ו) consecutive carry on the generalizing tone of the preceding verse.