Mazmur 63:3

63:3 Because ¹  experiencing ²  your loyal love is better than life itself,

my lips will praise you.

Mazmur 118:1

Psalm 118 ³ 

118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

and his loyal love endures! ⁴ 

Mazmur 118:29

118:29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

and his loyal love endures! ⁵ 

Mazmur 136:1

Psalm 136 ⁶ 

136:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

for his loyal love endures. ⁷ 

[63:3]  ¹ tn This line is understood as giving the basis for the praise promised in the following line. Another option is to take the Hebrew particle כִּי (ki) as asseverative/emphasizing, “Indeed, your loyal love is better” (cf. NEB, which leaves the particle untranslated).

[63:3]  ² tn The word “experiencing” is supplied in the translation for clarification. The psalmist does not speak here of divine loyal love in some abstract sense, but of loyal love revealed and experienced.

[118:1]  ³ sn Psalm 118. The psalmist thanks God for his deliverance and urges others to join him in praise.

[118:1]  ⁴ tn Or “is forever.”

[118:29]  ⁵ tn Or “is forever.”

[136:1]  ⁶ sn Psalm 136. In this hymn the psalmist affirms that God is praiseworthy because of his enduring loyal love, sovereign authority, and compassion. Each verse of the psalm concludes with the refrain “for his loyal love endures.”

[136:1]  ⁷ tn Or “is forever.”