Psalms 34:17

34:17 The godly ¹  cry out and the Lord hears;

he saves them from all their troubles. ² 

Psalms 37:39-40

37:39 But the Lord delivers the godly; ³ 

he protects them in times of trouble. ⁴ 

37:40 The Lord helps them and rescues them;

he rescues them from evil men and delivers them, ⁵ 

for they seek his protection.

Psalms 91:15

91:15 When he calls out to me, I will answer him.

I will be with him when he is in trouble;

I will rescue him and bring him honor.

[34:17]  ¹ tn Heb “they” (i.e., the godly mentioned in v. 15).

[34:17]  ² tn The three perfect verbal forms are taken in a generalizing sense in v. 17 and translated with the present tense (note the generalizing mood of vv. 18-22).

[37:39]  ³ tn Heb “and the deliverance of the godly [ones] [is] from the Lord.”

[37:39]  ⁴ tn Heb “[he is] their place of refuge in a time of trouble.”

[37:40]  ⁵ tn The prefixed verbal forms with vav (ו) consecutive carry on the generalizing tone of the preceding verse.