1 Raja-raja 8:15

8:15 He said, “The Lord God of Israel is worthy of praise because he has fulfilled ¹  what he promised ²  my father David.

Mazmur 72:18-19

72:18 The Lord God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! ³ 

He alone accomplishes amazing things! ⁴ 

72:19 His glorious name deserves praise ⁵  forevermore!

May his majestic splendor ⁶  fill the whole earth!

We agree! We agree! ⁷ 

[8:15]  ¹ tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his hand.”

[8:15]  ² tn The Hebrew text reads, “by his mouth.”

[72:18]  ³ tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21; 41:13.

[72:18]  ⁴ tn Heb “[the] one who does amazing things by himself.”

[72:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “[be] blessed.”

[72:19]  ⁶ tn Or “glory.”

[72:19]  ⁷ tn Heb “surely and surely” (אָמֵן וְאָמֵן [’amen vÿ’amen], i.e., “Amen and amen”). This is probably a congregational response of agreement to the immediately preceding statement about the propriety of praising God.