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.
72:13 He will take pity 4 on the poor and needy;
the lives of the needy he will save.
74:21 Do not let the afflicted be turned back in shame!
Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! 5
132:15 I will abundantly supply what she needs; 6
I will give her poor all the food they need. 7
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 The prefixed verb form is best understood as a defectively written imperfect (see Deut 7:16).
5 sn Let the oppressed and poor praise your name! The statement is metonymic. The point is this: May the oppressed be delivered from their enemies! Then they will have ample reason to praise God’s name.
6 tn Heb “I will greatly bless her provision.” The infinitive absolute is used to emphasize the verb.
7 tn Heb “her poor I will satisfy [with] food.”