Mazmur 29:2

29:2 Acknowledge the majesty of the Lord’s reputation! ¹ 

Worship the Lord in holy attire! ² 

Mazmur 79:9

79:9 Help us, O God, our deliverer!

For the sake of your glorious reputation, ³  rescue us!

Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation! ⁴ 

Mazmur 96:8

96:8 Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! ⁵ 

Bring an offering and enter his courts!

[29:2]  ¹ tn Heb “ascribe to the Lord the glory of his name.” The Hebrew term שֵׁם (shem, “name”) refers here to the Lord’s reputation. (The English term “name” is often used the same way.)

[29:2]  ² tn That is, properly dressed for the occasion.

[79:9]  ³ tn Heb “the glory of your name.” Here and in the following line “name” stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[79:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “your name.”

[96:8]  ⁵ tn Heb “the splendor of [i.e., “due”] his name.”