Mazmur 99:9

99:9 Praise ¹  the Lord our God!

Worship on his holy hill,

for the Lord our God is holy!

Mazmur 104:1

Psalm 104 ² 

104:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

O Lord my God, you are magnificent. ³ 

You are robed in splendor and majesty.

Mazmur 134:1

Psalm 134 ⁴ 

A song of ascents. ⁵ 

134:1 Attention! ⁶  Praise the Lord,

all you servants of the Lord,

who serve ⁷  in the Lord’s temple during the night.

[99:9]  ¹ tn Or “exalt.”

[104:1]  ² sn Psalm 104. The psalmist praises God as the ruler of the world who sustains all life.

[104:1]  ³ tn Heb “very great.”

[134:1]  ⁴ sn Psalm 134. The psalmist calls on the temple servants to praise God (vv. 1-2). They in turn pronounce a blessing on the psalmist (v. 3).

[134:1]  ⁵ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[134:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “Look!”

[134:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “stand.”