Mazmur 78:66

78:66 He drove his enemies back;

he made them a permanent target for insults. ¹ 

Mazmur 98:1

Psalm 98 ² 

A psalm.

98:1 Sing to the Lord a new song, ³ 

for he performs ⁴  amazing deeds!

His right hand and his mighty arm

accomplish deliverance. ⁵ 

Mazmur 97:3

97:3 Fire goes before him;

on every side ⁶  it burns up his enemies.

[78:66]  ¹ tn Heb “a permanent reproach he made them.”

[98:1]  ² sn Psalm 98. The psalmist summons the whole earth to praise God because he reveals his justice and delivers Israel.

[98:1]  ³ sn A new song is appropriate because the Lord is constantly intervening in the world as its just king. See Ps 96:1.

[98:1]  ⁴ tn The perfect verbal forms in vv. 1-3 are understood here as describing characteristic divine activities. Another option is to translate them as present perfects, “has performed…has accomplished deliverance, etc.” referring to completed actions that have continuing results.

[98:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “his right hand delivers for him and his holy arm.” The right hand and arm symbolize his power as a warrior-king (see Isa 52:10). His arm is “holy” in the sense that it is in a category of its own; God’s power is incomparable.

[97:3]  ⁶ tn Heb “all around.”