Mazmur 50:2

50:2 From Zion, the most beautiful of all places, ¹ 

God comes in splendor. ² 

Mazmur 66:2

66:2 Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation! ³ 

Give him the honor he deserves! ⁴ 

[50:2]  ¹ tn Heb “the perfection of beauty.”

[50:2]  ² tn Or “shines forth.”

[50:2]  sn Comes in splendor. The psalmist may allude ironically to Deut 33:2, where God “shines forth” from Sinai and comes to superintend Moses’ blessing of the tribes.

[66:2]  ³ tn Heb “his name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[66:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “make honorable his praise.”