Psalms 145:16

145:16 You open your hand,

and fill every living thing with the food they desire. ¹ 

Psalms 145:19

145:19 He satisfies the desire ²  of his loyal followers; ³ 

he hears their cry for help and delivers them.

Psalms 5:12

5:12 Certainly ⁴  you reward ⁵  the godly, ⁶  Lord.

Like a shield you protect ⁷  them ⁸  in your good favor. ⁹ 

Psalms 69:13

69:13 O Lord, may you hear my prayer and be favorably disposed to me! ¹⁰ 

O God, because of your great loyal love,

answer me with your faithful deliverance! ¹¹ 

[145:16]  ¹ tn Heb “[with what they] desire.”

[145:19]  ² tn In this context “desire” refers to the followers’ desire to be delivered from wicked enemies.

[145:19]  ³ tn Heb “the desire of those who fear him, he does.”

[5:12]  ³ tn Or “For.”

[5:12]  ⁴ tn Or “bless.” The imperfect verbal forms here and in the next line highlight how God characteristically rewards and protects the godly.

[5:12]  ⁵ tn Or “innocent.” The singular form is used here in a collective or representative sense.

[5:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “surround.” In 1 Sam 23:26 the verb describes how Saul and his men hemmed David in as they chased him.

[5:12]  ⁷ tn Heb “him.” The singular form is used here in a collective or representative sense and is thus translated “them.”

[5:12]  ⁸ tn Or “with favor” (cf. NRSV). There is no preposition before the noun in the Hebrew text, nor is there a pronoun attached. “Favor” here stands by metonymy for God’s defensive actions on behalf of the one whom he finds acceptable.

[69:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “as for me, [may] my prayer be to you, O Lord, [in] a time of favor.”

[69:13]  ⁵ tn Heb “O God, in the abundance of your loyal love, answer me in the faithfulness of your deliverance.”