Psalms 107:41

107:41 Yet he protected ¹  the needy from oppression,

and cared for his families like a flock of sheep.

Psalms 69:29

69:29 I am oppressed and suffering!

O God, deliver and protect me! ² 

Psalms 91:14

91:14 The Lord says, ³ 

“Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him;

I will protect him ⁴  because he is loyal to me. ⁵ 

Psalms 139:6

139:6 Your knowledge is beyond my comprehension;

it is so far beyond me, I am unable to fathom it. ⁶ 

Psalms 20:1

Psalm 20 ⁷ 

For the music director; a psalm of David.

20:1 May the Lord answer ⁸  you ⁹  when you are in trouble; ¹⁰ 

may the God of Jacob ¹¹  make you secure!

Psalms 148:13

148:13 Let them praise the name of the Lord,

for his name alone is exalted;

his majesty extends over the earth and sky.

Psalms 59:1

Psalm 59 ¹² 

For the music director; according to the al-tashcheth style; ¹³  a prayer ¹⁴  of David, written when Saul sent men to surround his house and murder him. ¹⁵ 

59:1 Deliver me from my enemies, my God!

Protect me ¹⁶  from those who attack me! ¹⁷ 

[107:41]  ¹ tn Heb “set on high.”

[69:29]  ² tn Heb “your deliverance, O God, may it protect me.”

[91:14]  ³ tn The words “the Lord says” are supplied in the translation to clarify that the words which follow are the Lord’s oracle of assurance.

[91:14]  ⁴ tn Or “make him secure” (Heb “set him on high”).

[91:14]  ⁵ tn Heb “because he knows my name” (see Ps 9:10).

[139:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “too amazing [is this] knowledge for me, it is elevated, I cannot attain to it.”

[20:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 20. The people pray for the king’s success in battle. When the king declares his assurance that the Lord will answer the people’s prayer, they affirm their confidence in God’s enablement.

[20:1]  ⁶ tn The prefixed verbal forms here and in vv. 1b-5 are interpreted as jussives of prayer (cf. NEB, NIV, NRSV). Another option is to understand them as imperfects, “the Lord will answer,” etc. In this case the people declare their confidence that the Lord will intervene on behalf of the king and extend to him his favor.

[20:1]  ⁷ sn May the Lord answer you. The people address the king as they pray to the Lord.

[20:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “in a day of trouble.”

[20:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “the name of the God of Jacob.” God’s “name” refers metonymically to his very person and to the divine characteristics suggested by his name, in this case “God of Jacob,” which highlights his relationship to Israel.

[59:1]  ⁶ sn Psalm 59. The psalmist calls down judgment on his foreign enemies, whom he compares to ravenous wild dogs.

[59:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “do not destroy.” Perhaps this refers to a particular style of music, a tune title, or a musical instrument. These words also appear in the superscription to Pss 57-58, 75.

[59:1]  ⁸ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew word מִכְתָּם (miktam), which also appears in the heading to Pss 16, 56-58, 60 is uncertain. HALOT 582-83 s.v. defines it as “inscription.”

[59:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “when Saul sent and they watched his house in order to kill him.”

[59:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “make me secure”; Heb “set me on high.”

[59:1]  ¹¹ tn Heb “from those who raise themselves up [against] me.”