Psalms 69:14

69:14 Rescue me from the mud! Don’t let me sink!

Deliver me ¹  from those who hate me,

from the deep water!

Psalms 33:19

33:19 by saving their lives from death ² 

and sustaining them during times of famine. ³ 

Psalms 82:4

82:4 Rescue the poor and needy!

Deliver them from the power ⁴  of the wicked!

Psalms 119:170

119:170 Listen to my appeal for mercy! ⁵ 

Deliver me, as you promised. ⁶ 

Psalms 143:9

143:9 Rescue me from my enemies, O Lord!

I run to you for protection. ⁷ 

[69:14]  ¹ tn Heb “let me be delivered.”

[33:19]  ² tn Heb “to save from death their live[s].”

[33:19]  ³ tn Heb “and to keep them alive in famine.”

[82:4]  ³ tn Heb “hand.”

[119:170]  ⁴ tn Heb “may my appeal for mercy come before you.”

[119:170]  ⁵ tn Heb “according to your speech.”

[143:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “to you I cover,” which makes no sense. The translation assumes an emendation to נַסְתִּי (nastiy, “I flee,” a Qal perfect, first singular form from נוּס, nos). Confusion of kaf (כ) and nun (נ) is attested elsewhere (see P. K. McCarter, Textual Criticism [GBS], 48). The collocation of נוּס (“flee”) with אֶל (’el, “to”) is well-attested.