Mazmur 76:1

Psalm 76 ¹ 

For the music director; to be accompanied by stringed instruments; a psalm of Asaph, a song.

76:1 God has revealed himself in Judah; ² 

in Israel his reputation ³  is great.

Mazmur 138:4

138:4 Let all the kings of the earth give thanks ⁴  to you, O Lord,

when they hear the words you speak. ⁵ 

Mazmur 148:11

148:11 you kings of the earth and all you nations,

you princes and all you leaders ⁶  on the earth,

[76:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 76. The psalmist depicts God as a mighty warrior who destroys Israel’s enemies.

[76:1]  ² tn Or “God is known in Judah.”

[76:1]  ³ tn Heb “name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[138:4]  ⁴ tn The prefixed verbal forms here and in the following verse are understood as jussives, for the psalmist appears to be calling upon the kings to praise God. Another option is to take them as imperfects and translate, “the kings of the earth will give thanks…and will sing.” In this case the psalmist anticipates a universal response to his thanksgiving song.

[138:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “the words of your mouth.”

[148:11]  ⁶ tn Or “judges.”