Mazmur 34:3-4

34:3 Magnify the Lord with me!

Let’s praise ¹  his name together!

34:4 I sought the Lord’s help ²  and he answered me;

he delivered me from all my fears.

Mazmur 66:17

66:17 I cried out to him for help ³ 

and praised him with my tongue. ⁴ 

Mazmur 145:1

Psalm 145 ⁵ 

A psalm of praise, by David.

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

I will praise your name continually! ⁶ 

[34:3]  ¹ tn Or “exalt.”

[34:4]  ² tn Heb “I sought the Lord.”

[66:17]  ³ tn Heb “to him [with] my mouth I called.”

[66:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he was extolled under my tongue.” The form רוֹמַם (romam) appears to be a polal (passive) participle from רוּם (rum, “be exalted”), but many prefer to read רוֹמָם, “high praise [was under my tongue]” (cf. NEB). See BDB 928 s.v. רוֹמָם.

[145:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 145. The psalmist praises God because he is a just and merciful king who cares for his people.

[145:1]  ⁶ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”