34:17 The godly 1 cry out and the Lord hears;
he saves them from all their troubles. 2
34:18 The Lord is near the brokenhearted;
he delivers 3 those who are discouraged. 4
34:19 The godly 5 face many dangers, 6
but the Lord saves 7 them 8 from each one of them.
1 tn Heb “they” (i.e., the godly mentioned in v. 15).
2 tn The three perfect verbal forms are taken in a generalizing sense in v. 17 and translated with the present tense (note the generalizing mood of vv. 18-22).
3 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the
4 tn Heb “the crushed in spirit.”
5 tn The Hebrew text uses the singular form; the representative or typical godly person is envisioned.
6 tn Or “trials.”
7 tn The Hebrew imperfect verbal form highlights the generalizing statement and draws attention to the fact that the
8 tn Heb “him,” agreeing with the singular form in the preceding line.