Psalms 34:19

34:19 The godly ¹  face many dangers, ² 

but the Lord saves ³  them ⁴  from each one of them.

Psalms 80:16

80:16 It is burned ⁵  and cut down.

They die because you are displeased with them. ⁶ 

Psalms 89:15

89:15 How blessed are the people who worship you! ⁷ 

O Lord, they experience your favor. ⁸ 

Psalms 95:2

95:2 Let’s enter his presence ⁹  with thanksgiving!

Let’s shout out to him in celebration! ¹⁰ 

Psalms 119:58

119:58 I seek your favor ¹¹  with all my heart.

Have mercy on me as you promised! ¹² 

[34:19]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the singular form; the representative or typical godly person is envisioned.

[34:19]  ² tn Or “trials.”

[34:19]  ³ tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the Lord typically delivers the godly.

[34:19]  ⁴ tn Heb “him,” agreeing with the singular form in the preceding line.

[80:16]  ⁵ tn Heb “burned with fire.”

[80:16]  ⁶ tn Heb “because of the rebuke of your face they perish.”

[89:15]  ⁹ tn Heb “who know the shout.” “Shout” here refers to the shouts of the Lord’s worshipers (see Pss 27:6; 33:3; 47:5).

[89:15]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “in the light of your face they walk.” The idiom “light of your face” probably refers to a smile (see Eccl 8:1), which in turn suggests favor and blessing (see Num 6:25; Pss 4:6; 31:16; 44:3; 67:1; 80:3, 7, 19; Dan 9:17).

[95:2]  ¹³ tn Heb “meet his face.”

[95:2]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “with songs of joy.”

[119:58]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “I appease your face.”

[119:58]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “according to your word.”