Psalms 10:17

10:17 Lord, you have heard ¹  the request ²  of the oppressed;

you make them feel secure because you listen to their prayer. ³ 

Psalms 34:2

34:2 I will boast ⁴  in the Lord;

let the oppressed hear and rejoice! ⁵ 

Psalms 37:11

37:11 But the oppressed will possess the land

and enjoy great prosperity. ⁶ 

Psalms 69:32

69:32 The oppressed look on – let them rejoice!

You who seek God, ⁷  may you be encouraged! ⁸ 

Psalms 147:6

147:6 The Lord lifts up the oppressed,

but knocks ⁹  the wicked to the ground.

Psalms 149:4

149:4 For the Lord takes delight in his people;

he exalts the oppressed by delivering them. ¹⁰ 

[10:17]  ¹ sn You have heard. The psalmist is confident that God has responded positively to his earlier petitions for divine intervention. The psalmist apparently prayed the words of vv. 16-18 after the reception of an oracle of deliverance (given in response to the confident petition of vv. 12-15) or after the Lord actually delivered him from his enemies.

[10:17]  ² tn Heb “desire.”

[10:17]  ³ tn Heb “you make firm their heart, you cause your ear to listen.”

[34:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “my soul will boast”; or better, “let my soul boast.” Following the cohortative form in v. 1, it is likely that the prefixed verbal form here is jussive.

[34:2]  ⁵ tn The two prefixed verbal forms in this verse are best taken as jussives, for the psalmist is calling his audience to worship (see v. 3).

[37:11]  ⁷ tn Heb “and they will take delight in (see v. 4) abundance of peace.”

[69:32]  ¹⁰ sn You who seek God refers to those who seek to have a relationship with God by obeying and worshiping him (see Ps 53:2).

[69:32]  ¹¹ tn Heb “may your heart[s] live.” See Ps 22:26.

[147:6]  ¹³ tn Heb “brings down.”

[149:4]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “he honors the oppressed [with] deliverance.”