Mazmur 103:2

103:2 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Do not forget all his kind deeds! ¹ 

Mazmur 120:3

120:3 How will he severely punish you,

you deceptive talker? ² 

Mazmur 135:1

Psalm 135 ³ 

135:1 Praise the Lord!

Praise the name of the Lord!

Offer praise, you servants of the Lord,

[103:2]  ¹ tn Or “his benefits” (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the Lord).

[120:3]  ² tn Heb “What will he give to you, and what will he add to you, O tongue of deception?” The psalmist addresses his deceptive enemies. The Lord is the understood subject of the verbs “give” and “add.” The second part of the question echoes a standard curse formula, “thus the Lord/God will do … and thus he will add” (see Ruth 1:17; 1 Sam 3:17; 14:44; 20:13; 25:22; 2 Sam 3:9, 35; 19:13; 1 Kgs 2:23; 2 Kgs 6:31).

[135:1]  ³ sn Psalm 135. The psalmist urges God’s people to praise him because he is the incomparable God and ruler of the world who has accomplished great things for Israel.