Mazmur 78:7

78:7 Then they will place their confidence in God.

They will not forget the works of God,

and they will obey ¹  his commands.

Mazmur 88:10

88:10 Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead?

Do the departed spirits ²  rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)

Mazmur 88:12

88:12 Are your amazing deeds experienced ³  in the dark region, ⁴ 

or your deliverance in the land of oblivion? ⁵ 

Mazmur 89:5

89:5 O Lord, the heavens ⁶  praise your amazing deeds,

as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. ⁷ 

Mazmur 90:16

90:16 May your servants see your work! ⁸ 

May their sons see your majesty! ⁹ 

Mazmur 145:12

145:12 so that mankind ¹⁰  might acknowledge your mighty acts,

and the majestic splendor of your kingdom.

[78:7]  ¹ tn Heb “keep.”

[88:10]  ² tn Heb “Rephaim,” a term that refers to those who occupy the land of the dead (see Isa 14:9; 26:14, 19).

[88:12]  ³ tn Heb “known.”

[88:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “darkness,” here a title for Sheol.

[88:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “forgetfulness.” The noun, which occurs only here in the OT, is derived from a verbal root meaning “to forget.”

[88:12]  sn The rhetorical questions in vv. 10-12 expect the answer, “Of course not!”

[89:5]  ⁶ tn As the following context makes clear, the personified “heavens” here stand by metonymy for the angelic beings that surround God’s heavenly throne.

[89:5]  ⁷ tn Heb “in the assembly of the holy ones.” The phrase “holy ones” sometimes refers to God’s people (Ps 34:9) or to their priestly leaders (2 Chr 35:3), but here it refers to God’s heavenly assembly and the angels that surround his throne (see vv. 6-7).

[90:16]  ⁸ tn Heb “may your work be revealed to your servants.” In this context (note v. 17) the verb form יֵרָאֶה (yera’eh) is best understood as an unshortened jussive (see Gen 1:9; Isa 47:3).

[90:16]  ⁹ tn Heb “and your majesty to their sons.” The verb “be revealed” is understood by ellipsis in the second line.

[145:12]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “the sons of man.”