to deliver them from death
He watches them in order to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
This verse states the concrete preservation God gives his people.
1Rejoice in the LORD, O righteous ones; 2Praise the LORD with the harp; 3Sing to Him a new song; 4For the word of the LORD is upright, 5The LORD loves righteousness and justice; 6By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, 7He piles up the waters of the sea; 8Let all the earth fear the LORD; 9For He spoke, and it came to be; 10The LORD frustrates the plans of the nations; 11The counsel of the LORD stands forever, 12Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, 13The LORD looks down from heaven; 14From His dwelling place He gazes 15He shapes the hearts of each; 16No king is saved by his vast army; 17A horse is a vain hope for salvation; 18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, 19to deliver them from death 20Our soul waits for the LORD; 21For our hearts rejoice in Him, 22May Your loving devotion rest on us, O LORD,