Mazmur 33:2

33:2 Give thanks to the Lord with the harp!

Sing to him to the accompaniment of a ten-stringed instrument!

Mazmur 34:13

34:13 Then make sure you don’t speak evil words ¹ 

or use deceptive speech! ² 

Mazmur 50:14

50:14 Present to God a thank-offering!

Repay your vows to the sovereign One! ³ 

Mazmur 52:4

52:4 You love to use all the words that destroy, ⁴ 

and the tongue that deceives.

Mazmur 95:2

95:2 Let’s enter his presence ⁵  with thanksgiving!

Let’s shout out to him in celebration! ⁶ 

Mazmur 105:1

Psalm 105 ⁷ 

105:1 Give thanks to the Lord!

Call on his name!

Make known his accomplishments among the nations!

Mazmur 106:1

Psalm 106 ⁸ 

106:1 Praise the Lord!

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

and his loyal love endures! ⁹ 

Mazmur 107:22

107:22 Let them present thank offerings,

and loudly proclaim what he has done! ¹⁰ 

Mazmur 109:30

109:30 I will thank the Lord profusely, ¹¹ 

in the middle of a crowd ¹²  I will praise him,

Mazmur 118:1

Psalm 118 ¹³ 

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

and his loyal love endures! ¹⁴ 

Mazmur 118:21

118:21 I will give you thanks, for you answered me,

and have become my deliverer.

Mazmur 118:29

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

and his loyal love endures! ¹⁵ 

Mazmur 119:62

119:62 In the middle of the night I arise ¹⁶  to thank you

for your just regulations.

Mazmur 119:76

119:76 May your loyal love console me,

as you promised your servant. ¹⁷ 

Mazmur 119:108

119:108 O Lord, please accept the freewill offerings of my praise! ¹⁸ 

Teach me your regulations!

Mazmur 122:8

122:8 For the sake of my brothers and my neighbors

I will say, “May there be peace in you!”

Mazmur 136:1-3

Psalm 136 ¹⁹ 

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

for his loyal love endures. ²⁰ 

136:2 Give thanks to the God of gods,

for his loyal love endures.

136:3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords,

for his loyal love endures,

Mazmur 136:26

136:26 Give thanks to the God of heaven,

for his loyal love endures!

[34:13]  ¹ tn Heb “guard your tongue from evil.”

[34:13]  ² tn Heb “and your lips from speaking deception.”

[50:14]  ³ tn Heb “Most High.” This divine title (עֶלְיוֹן, ’elyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Pss 7:17; 9:2; 18:13; 21:7; 47:2.

[52:4]  ⁴ tn Heb “you love all the words of swallowing.” Traditionally בַּלַּע (bala’) has been taken to mean “swallowing” in the sense of “devouring” or “destructive” (see BDB 118 s.v. בָּלַע). HALOT 135 s.v. III *בֶּלַע proposes a homonym here, meaning “confusion.” This would fit the immediate context nicely and provide a close parallel to the following line, which refers to deceptive words.

[95:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “meet his face.”

[95:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “with songs of joy.”

[105:1]  ⁷ sn Psalm 105. The psalmist summons Israel to praise God because he delivered his people from Egypt in fulfillment of his covenantal promises to Abraham. A parallel version of vv. 1-15 appears in 1 Chr 16:8-22.

[106:1]  ⁸ sn Psalm 106. The psalmist recalls Israel’s long history of rebellion against God, despite his mighty saving deeds on their behalf.

[106:1]  ⁹ tn Heb “for forever [is] his loyal love.”

[107:22]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “and let them proclaim his works with a ringing cry.”

[109:30]  ¹¹ tn Heb “I will thank the Lord very much with my mouth.”

[109:30]  ¹² tn Heb “many.”

[118:1]  ¹³ sn Psalm 118. The psalmist thanks God for his deliverance and urges others to join him in praise.

[118:1]  ¹⁴ tn Or “is forever.”

[118:29]  ¹⁵ tn Or “is forever.”

[119:62]  ¹⁶ tn The psalmist uses an imperfect verbal form to emphasize that this is his continuing practice.

[119:76]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “according to your word to your servant.”

[119:108]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “of my mouth.”

[136:1]  ¹⁹ 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]  ²⁰ tn Or “is forever.”