Mazmur 71:19

71:19 Your justice, O God, extends to the skies above; ¹ 

you have done great things. ² 

O God, who can compare to you? ³ 

Mazmur 84:1

Psalm 84 ⁴ 

For the music director; according to the gittith style; ⁵  written by the Korahites, a psalm.

84:1 How lovely is the place where you live, ⁶ 

O Lord who rules over all! ⁷ 

[71:19]  ¹ tn Heb “your justice, O God, [is] unto the height.” The Hebrew term מָרוֹם (marom, “height”) is here a title for the sky/heavens.

[71:19]  sn Extends to the skies above. Similar statements are made in Pss 36:5 and 57:10.

[71:19]  ² tn Heb “you who have done great things.”

[71:19]  ³ tn Or “Who is like you?”

[84:1]  ⁴ sn Psalm 84. The psalmist expresses his desire to be in God’s presence in the Jerusalem temple, for the Lord is the protector of his people.

[84:1]  ⁵ tn The precise meaning of the Hebrew term הַגִּתִּית (haggittit) is uncertain; it probably refers to a musical style or instrument.

[84:1]  ⁶ tn Or “your dwelling place[s].” The plural form of the noun may indicate degree or quality; this is the Lord’s special dwelling place (see Pss 43:3; 46:4; 132:5, 7).

[84:1]  ⁷ tn Traditionally, “Lord of hosts.” The title draws attention to God’s sovereign position (see Ps 69:6).