# This oppressed man
David describes himself as an oppressed man. Alternate translation: "I was oppressed and" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])
# Yahweh heard him
Here "heard" means that Yahweh helped him. Alternate translation: "Yahweh heard me" or "Yahweh helped him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])