1 Tawarikh 16:34

16:34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

and his loyal love endures. ¹ 

1 Tawarikh 16:2

16:2 When David finished offering burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the Lord’s name.

1 Tawarikh 5:13

5:13 Their relatives, listed according to their families, ²  included Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber – seven in all.

1 Tawarikh 7:3

7:3 The son ³  of Uzzi:

Izrachiah.

The sons of Izrahiah:

Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders.

1 Tawarikh 20:1

20:1 In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars, ⁴  Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down.

Ezra 3:11

3:11 With antiphonal response they sang, ⁵  praising and glorifying the Lord:

“For he is good;

his loyal love toward Israel is forever.”

All the people gave a loud ⁶  shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established.

Mazmur 103:17

103:17 But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, ⁷ 

and is faithful to their descendants, ⁸ 

Yeremia 33:11

33:11 Once again there will be sounds ⁹  of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms. ¹⁰  Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the Lord who rules over all. For the Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.” ¹¹  For I, the Lord, affirm ¹²  that I will restore the land to what it was ¹³  in days of old.’ ¹⁴ 

Lukas 1:50

1:50 from ¹⁵  generation to generation he is merciful ¹⁶  to those who fear ¹⁷  him.

[16:34]  ¹ tn Or “is eternal.”

[5:13]  ² tn Heb “and their brothers by the house of their fathers.”

[7:3]  ³ tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one son is listed.

[20:1]  ⁴ tn Heb “and it was at the time of the turning of the year, at the time of the going out of kings.”

[3:11]  ⁵ tn Heb “they answered.”

[3:11]  ⁶ tn Heb “great.”

[103:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “but the loyal love of the Lord [is] from everlasting to everlasting over those who fear him.”

[103:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “and his righteousness to sons of sons.”

[33:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “33:10 Thus says the Lord, ‘There will again be heard in this place of which you are saying [masc. pl.], “It is a ruin without people and without animals,” [that is] in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem which are desolate without people and without inhabitants and without animals 33:11 the sound of….” The long run-on sentence in Hebrew has been broken down to better conform with contemporary English style.

[33:11]  ¹⁰ sn What is predicted here is a reversal of the decimation caused by the Babylonian conquest that had been threatened in 7:34; 16:9; 25:10.

[33:11]  ¹¹ sn This is a common hymnic introduction to both individual songs of thanksgiving (e.g., Ps 118:1) and communal songs of thanksgiving (e.g., Ps 136 where it is a liturgical refrain accompanying a recital of Israel’s early history and of the Lord’s continuing providence).

[33:11]  ¹² tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[33:11]  ¹³ tn Or “I will restore the fortunes of the land.”

[33:11]  sn See the study note on Jer 29:18 and compare 29:14; 30:3, 18; 31:23; 32:44; 33:7 for the meaning and usage of this idiom. The promise here repeats that in 33:7.

[33:11]  ¹⁴ tn This phrase simply means “as formerly” (BDB 911 s.v. רִאשׁוֹן 3.a). The reference to the “as formerly” must be established from the context. See the usage in Judg 20:32; 1 Kgs 13:6; Isa 1:26.

[33:11]  sn This refers to the reunification of Israel and Judah to the state that they were before the division after Solomon. Compare Jer 3:18; 30:3; 31:27 and see the study note on 30:3.

[1:50]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “and from.” Here καί (kai) has been translated by a semicolon to improve the English style.

[1:50]  ¹⁶ sn God’s mercy refers to his “loyal love” or “steadfast love,” expressed in faithful actions, as the rest of the psalm illustrates.

[1:50]  ¹⁷ tn That is, “who revere.” This refers to those who show God a reverential respect for his sovereignty.