Mazmur 47:1

Psalm 47 ¹ 

For the music director; by the Korahites; a psalm.

47:1 All you nations, clap your hands!

Shout out to God in celebration! ² 

Mazmur 68:25

68:25 Singers walk in front;

musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, ³ 

in the midst of young women playing tambourines. ⁴ 

Mazmur 101:1

Psalm 101 ⁵ 

A psalm of David.

101:1 I will sing about loyalty and justice!

To you, O Lord, I will sing praises!

Mazmur 118:15

118:15 They celebrate deliverance in the tents of the godly. ⁶ 

The Lord’s right hand conquers, ⁷ 

[47:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 47. In this hymn the covenant community praises the Lord as the exalted king of the earth who has given them victory over the nations and a land in which to live.

[47:1]  ² tn Heb “Shout to God with [the] sound of a ringing cry!”

[68:25]  ³ tn Heb “after [are] the stringed instrument players.”

[68:25]  ⁴ sn To celebrate a military victory, women would play tambourines (see Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1 Sam 18:6).

[101:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 101. The psalmist, who appears to be a king, promises to promote justice in his land and vows to rid his royal court of evildoers.

[118:15]  ⁶ tn Heb “the sound of a ringing shout and deliverance [is] in the tents of the godly.”

[118:15]  ⁷ tn Heb “does valiantly.” The statement refers here to military success (see Num 24:18; 1 Sam 14:48; Pss 60:12; 108:13).