Mazmur 96:1-3

Psalm 96 ¹ 

96:1 Sing to the Lord a new song! ² 

Sing to the Lord, all the earth!

96:2 Sing to the Lord! Praise his name!

Announce every day how he delivers! ³ 

96:3 Tell the nations about his splendor!

Tell ⁴  all the nations about his amazing deeds!

Mazmur 106:1-2

Psalm 106 ⁵ 

106:1 Praise the Lord!

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

and his loyal love endures! ⁶ 

106:2 Who can adequately recount the Lord’s mighty acts,

or relate all his praiseworthy deeds? ⁷ 

Mazmur 148:14

148:14 He has made his people victorious, ⁸ 

and given all his loyal followers reason to praise –

the Israelites, the people who are close to him. ⁹ 

Praise the Lord!

[96:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 96. The psalmist summons everyone to praise the Lord, the sovereign creator of the world who preserves and promotes justice in the earth.

[96:1]  ² sn A new song is appropriate because the Lord is constantly intervening in the world as its just king. See also Pss 33:3; 40:3; 98:1.

[96:2]  ³ tn Heb “announce from day to day his deliverance.”

[96:3]  ⁴ tn The verb “tell” is understood by ellipsis (note the preceding line).

[106:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 106. The psalmist recalls Israel’s long history of rebellion against God, despite his mighty saving deeds on their behalf.

[106:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “for forever [is] his loyal love.”

[106:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “[or] cause to be heard all his praise.”

[148:14]  ⁸ tn Heb “and he lifted up a horn for his people.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (see Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 75:10; 89:17, 24; 92:10; Lam 2:17). Another option is to take the “horn” as a symbol for the Davidic king, through whom the Lord gives his people military victory.

[148:14]  ⁹ tn “[there is] praise for all his loyal followers, to the sons of Israel, the people near him.” Here “praise” stands by metonymy for the victory that prompts it.