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Psalm 33:18-20
New English Translation
Psalm 33:18-20
New English Translation
18 Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers,[a]
those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness[b]
19 by saving their lives from death[c]
and sustaining them during times of famine.[d]
20 We[e] wait for the Lord;
he is our deliverer[f] and shield.[g]
Footnotes
- Psalm 33:18 tn Heb “look, the eye of the Lord [is] toward the ones who fear him.” The expression “the eye…[is] toward” here indicates recognition and the bestowing of favor. See Ps 34:15. The one who fears the Lord respects his sovereignty and obeys his commandments. See Ps 128:1; Prov 14:2.
- Psalm 33:18 tn Heb “for the ones who wait for his faithfulness.”
- Psalm 33:19 tn Heb “to save from death their live[s].”
- Psalm 33:19 tn Heb “and to keep them alive in famine.”
- Psalm 33:20 tn Or “our lives.” The suffixed form of נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, “being, life”) is often equivalent to a pronoun in poetic texts.
- Psalm 33:20 tn Or “[source of] help.”
- Psalm 33:20 tn Or “protector.”
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