Psalms 71:2

71:2 Vindicate me by rescuing me! ¹ 

Listen to me! ²  Deliver me! ³ 

Psalms 71:4

71:4 My God, rescue me from the power ⁴  of the wicked,

from the hand of the cruel oppressor!

Psalms 91:14

91:14 The Lord says, ⁵ 

“Because he is devoted to me, I will deliver him;

I will protect him ⁶  because he is loyal to me. ⁷ 

[71:2]  ¹ tn Heb “in your vindication rescue me and deliver me.” Ps 31:1 omits “and deliver me.”

[71:2]  ² tn Heb “turn toward me your ear.”

[71:2]  ³ tn Ps 31:2 adds “quickly” before “deliver.”

[71:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “hand.”

[91:14]  ⁷ tn The words “the Lord says” are supplied in the translation to clarify that the words which follow are the Lord’s oracle of assurance.

[91:14]  ⁸ tn Or “make him secure” (Heb “set him on high”).

[91:14]  ⁹ tn Heb “because he knows my name” (see Ps 9:10).