² tn Or “godly.”

² tn Or “godly.”

² tn That is, he protects the godly from physical harm.

³ tn Heb “surely [there] is fruit for the godly.”

² tn Heb “and with the godly let them not be written.”

² tn Heb “his praise in the assembly of the godly ones.”

² tn Or “innocent”; NRSV “those who are in the right”; NLT “the godly.”

¹ tn Heb “they” (i.e., the godly mentioned in v. 15).

¹ tn The Hebrew text uses the singular form; the representative or typical godly person is envisioned.

² tn Heb “the upright in way,” i.e., those who lead godly lives.

¹ tn Heb “and the deliverance of the godly [ones] [is] from the Lord.”

¹ tn Heb “and the godly will see and will fear and at him will laugh.”

¹ tn The singular is used in a representative sense, with the typical godly person being in view.

¹ tn Heb “the sound of a ringing shout and deliverance [is] in the tents of the godly.”

¹ tn Or “the righteous” (KJV, NASB, NIV, TEV); NLT “those who are godly.”

³ tn Or “righteousness.” Their godly behavior will be on display for all to see.

¹ tn Heb “an evil [one] watches the godly [one] and seeks to kill him.” The singular forms are used in a representative sense; the typical evildoer and godly individual are in view. The active participles describe characteristic behavior.

⁴ sn God’s removal of Lot before the judgment is paradigmatic. He typically delivers the godly before destroying their world.

² tn Heb “godly man.” The reference is probably to Moses as representative of the whole tribe of Levi.

⁴ sn The assembly of the godly is insulated from divine judgment (Ps 37:12-17, 28-29).