Mazmur 111:4

111:4 He does ¹  amazing things that will be remembered; ² 

the Lord is merciful and compassionate.

Mazmur 77:11

77:11 I will remember the works of the Lord.

Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago! ³ 

Mazmur 89:5

89:5 O Lord, the heavens ⁴  praise your amazing deeds,

as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. ⁵ 

[111:4]  ¹ tn Or “did,” if this refers primarily to the events of the exodus and conquest period (see vv. 6, 9).

[111:4]  ² tn Heb “a memorial he had made for his amazing deeds.”

[77:11]  ³ tn Heb “yes, I will remember from old your wonders.”

[77:11]  sn The psalmist refuses to allow skepticism to win out. God has revealed himself to his people in tangible, incontrovertible ways in the past and the psalmist vows to remember the historical record as a source of hope for the future.

[89:5]  ⁴ tn As the following context makes clear, the personified “heavens” here stand by metonymy for the angelic beings that surround God’s heavenly throne.

[89:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “in the assembly of the holy ones.” The phrase “holy ones” sometimes refers to God’s people (Ps 34:9) or to their priestly leaders (2 Chr 35:3), but here it refers to God’s heavenly assembly and the angels that surround his throne (see vv. 6-7).