Mazmur 47:1

Psalm 47 ¹ 

For the music director; by the Korahites; a psalm.

47:1 All you nations, clap your hands!

Shout out to God in celebration! ² 

Mazmur 62:4

62:4 They ³  spend all their time planning how to bring him ⁴  down. ⁵ 

They love to use deceit; ⁶ 

they pronounce blessings with their mouths,

but inwardly they utter curses. ⁷  (Selah)

Mazmur 138:1

Psalm 138 ⁸ 

By David.

138:1 I will give you thanks with all my heart;

before the heavenly assembly ⁹  I will sing praises to you.

[47:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 47. In this hymn the covenant community praises the Lord as the exalted king of the earth who has given them victory over the nations and a land in which to live.

[47:1]  ² tn Heb “Shout to God with [the] sound of a ringing cry!”

[62:4]  ³ tn That is, the psalmist’s enemies addressed in the previous verse.

[62:4]  ⁴ tn That is, the generic “man” referred to in the previous verse.

[62:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “only from his lofty place [or perhaps, “dignity”] they plan to drive [him] away.”

[62:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “they delight [in] a lie.”

[62:4]  ⁷ sn The enemies use deceit to bring down their victim. They make him think they are his friends by pronouncing blessings upon him, but inwardly they desire his demise.

[138:1]  ⁸ sn Psalm 138. The psalmist vows to thank the Lord for his deliverance and protection.

[138:1]  ⁹ tn The referent of the Hebrew term אֱלֹהִים (’elohim) is unclear. It refers either to the angelic assembly (see Gen 3:5; Ps 8:5) or to the pagan gods (see Pss 82:1, 6; 86:8; 97:7), in which case the psalmist’s praise takes on a polemical tone.