Psalms 69:18

69:18 Come near me and redeem me! ¹ 

Because of my enemies, rescue me!

Psalms 72:14

72:14 From harm and violence he will defend them; ² 

he will value their lives. ³ 

Psalms 77:15

77:15 You delivered ⁴  your people by your strength ⁵  –

the children of Jacob and Joseph. (Selah)

Psalms 78:35

78:35 They remembered that God was their protector, ⁶ 

and that the sovereign God was their deliverer. ⁷ 

[69:18]  ¹ tn Heb “come near my life and redeem it.” The verb “redeem” casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Ps 19:14).

[72:14]  ² tn Or “redeem their lives.” The verb “redeem” casts the Lord in the role of a leader who protects members of his extended family in times of need and crisis (see Pss 19:14; 69:18).

[72:14]  ³ tn Heb “their blood will be precious in his eyes.”

[77:15]  ³ tn Or “redeemed.”

[77:15]  ⁴ tn Heb “with [your] arm.”

[78:35]  ⁴ tn Heb “my high rocky summit.”

[78:35]  ⁵ tn Heb “and [that] God Most High [was] their redeemer.”