Mazmur 45:17

45:17 I will proclaim your greatness through the coming years, ¹ 

then the nations will praise you ²  forever.

Mazmur 46:10

46:10 He says, ³  “Stop your striving and recognize ⁴  that I am God!

I will be exalted ⁵  over ⁶  the nations! I will be exalted over ⁷  the earth!”

Mazmur 112:9

112:9 He generously gives ⁸  to the needy;

his integrity endures. ⁹ 

He will be vindicated and honored. ¹⁰ 

[45:17]  ¹ tn Heb “I will cause your name to be remembered in every generation and generation.” The cohortative verbal form expresses the poet’s resolve. The king’s “name” stands here for his reputation and character, which the poet praised in vv. 2-7.

[45:17]  ² sn The nations will praise you. As God’s vice-regent on earth, the king is deserving of such honor and praise.

[46:10]  ³ tn The words “he says” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[46:10]  ⁴ tn Heb “do nothing/be quiet (see 1 Sam 15:16) and know.” This statement may be addressed to the hostile nations, indicating they should cease their efforts to destroy God’s people, or to Judah, indicating they should rest secure in God’s protection. Since the psalm is an expression of Judah’s trust and confidence, it is more likely that the words are directed to the nations, who are actively promoting chaos and are in need of a rebuke.

[46:10]  ⁵ tn Elsewhere in the psalms the verb רוּם (rum, “be exalted”) when used of God, refers to his exalted position as king (Pss 18:46; 99:2; 113:4; 138:6) and/or his self-revelation as king through his mighty deeds of deliverance (Pss 21:13; 57:5, 11).

[46:10]  ⁶ tn Or “among.”

[46:10]  ⁷ tn Or “in.”

[112:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “he scatters, he gives.”

[112:9]  ⁹ tn Heb “stands forever.”

[112:9]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “his horn will be lifted up in honor.” 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 89:17, 24; 92:10; Lam 2:17).