Mazmur 72:18-19

72:18 The Lord God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! ¹ 

He alone accomplishes amazing things! ² 

72:19 His glorious name deserves praise ³  forevermore!

May his majestic splendor ⁴  fill the whole earth!

We agree! We agree! ⁵ 

Mazmur 103:1-2

Psalm 103 ⁶ 

By David.

103:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

With all that is within me, praise ⁷  his holy name!

103:2 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Do not forget all his kind deeds! ⁸ 

Mazmur 113:2

113:2 May the Lord’s name be praised

now and forevermore!

Mazmur 115:18

115:18 But we will praise the Lord

now and forevermore.

Praise the Lord!

Mazmur 145:1-2

Psalm 145 ⁹ 

A psalm of praise, by David.

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

I will praise your name continually! ¹⁰ 

145:2 Every day I will praise you!

I will praise your name continually! ¹¹ 

[72:18]  ¹ tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21; 41:13.

[72:18]  ² tn Heb “[the] one who does amazing things by himself.”

[72:19]  ³ tn Heb “[be] blessed.”

[72:19]  ⁴ tn Or “glory.”

[72:19]  ⁵ 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.

[103:1]  ⁶ sn Psalm 103. The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people.

[103:1]  ⁷ tn The verb “praise” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line).

[103:2]  ⁸ tn Or “his benefits” (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the Lord).

[145:1]  ⁹ sn Psalm 145. The psalmist praises God because he is a just and merciful king who cares for his people.

[145:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”

[145:2]  ¹¹ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”