72:4 He will defend 1 the oppressed among the people;
he will deliver 2 the children 3 of the poor
and crush the oppressor.
102:28 The children of your servants will settle down here,
and their descendants 4 will live securely in your presence.” 5
103:13 As a father has compassion on his children, 6
so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers. 7
105:6 O children 8 of Abraham, 9 God’s 10 servant,
you descendants 11 of Jacob, God’s 12 chosen ones!
109:15 May the Lord be constantly aware of them, 13
and cut off the memory of his children 14 from the earth!
1 tn Heb “judge [for].”
2 tn The prefixed verbal form appears to be an imperfect, not a jussive.
3 tn Heb “sons.”
4 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
5 tn Heb “before you will be established.”
6 tn Or “sons,” but the Hebrew term sometimes refers to children in general.
7 tn Heb “those who fear him.”
8 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
9 tc Some
10 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
11 tn Heb “sons.”
12 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
13 tn Heb “may they [that is, the sins mentioned in v. 14] be before the
14 tn Heb “their memory.” The plural pronominal suffix probably refers back to the children mentioned in v. 13, and for clarity this has been specified in the translation.