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Psalms 34:17-18

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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 

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 Lord typically delivers the oppressed and needy.

4 tn Heb “the crushed in spirit.”



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