Psalms 33:20

33:20 We ¹  wait for the Lord;

he is our deliverer ²  and shield. ³ 

Psalms 124:8

124:8 Our deliverer is the Lord, ⁴ 

the Creator ⁵  of heaven and earth.

Psalms 79:9

79:9 Help us, O God, our deliverer!

For the sake of your glorious reputation, ⁶  rescue us!

Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation! ⁷ 

[33:20]  ¹ tn Or “our lives.” The suffixed form of נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being, life”) is often equivalent to a pronoun in poetic texts.

[33:20]  ² tn Or “[source of] help.”

[33:20]  ³ tn Or “protector.”

[124:8]  ⁴ tn Heb “our help [is] in the name of the Lord.”

[124:8]  ⁵ tn Or “Maker.”

[79:9]  ⁷ tn Heb “the glory of your name.” Here and in the following line “name” stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[79:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “your name.”