Mazmur 63:4

63:4 For this reason ¹  I will praise you while I live;

in your name I will lift up my hands. ² 

Mazmur 145:1-2

Psalm 145 ³ 

A psalm of praise, by David.

145:1 I will extol you, my God, O king!

I will praise your name continually! ⁴ 

145:2 Every day I will praise you!

I will praise your name continually! ⁵ 

Mazmur 146:2

146:2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live!

I will sing praises to my God as long as I exist!

[63:4]  ¹ tn Or perhaps “then.”

[63:4]  ² sn I will lift up my hands. Lifting up one’s hands toward God was a gesture of prayer (see Ps 28:2; Lam 2:19) or respect (Ps 119:48).

[145:1]  ³ sn Psalm 145. The psalmist praises God because he is a just and merciful king who cares for his people.

[145:1]  ⁴ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”

[145:2]  ⁵ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”