1 Chronicles 16:34

16:34 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good

and his loyal love endures.¹

1 Chronicles 16:2

16:2 When David finished offering burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the Lord’s name.

1 Chronicles 5:13

5:13 Their relatives, listed according to their families,² included Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia, and Eber – seven in all.

1 Chronicles 7:3

7:3 The son³ of Uzzi:

Izrachiah.

The sons of Izrahiah:

Michael, Obadiah, Joel, and Isshiah. All five were leaders.

1 Chronicles 20:1

20:1 In the spring, at the time when kings normally conduct wars,⁴ Joab led the army into battle and devastated the land of the Ammonites. He went and besieged Rabbah, while David stayed in Jerusalem. Joab defeated Rabbah and tore it down.

Ezra 3:11

3:11 With antiphonal response they sang,⁵ praising and glorifying the Lord:

“For he is good;

his loyal love toward Israel is forever.”

All the people gave a loud⁶ shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established.

Psalms 103:17

103:17 But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers,⁷

and is faithful to their descendants,⁸

Jeremiah 33:11

33:11 Once again there will be sounds⁹ of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms.¹⁰ Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the Lord who rules over all. For the Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.”¹¹ For I, the Lord, affirm¹² that I will restore the land to what it was¹³ in days of old.’¹⁴

Luke 1:50

1:50 from¹⁵ generation to generation he is merciful¹⁶ to those who fear¹⁷ him.

¹tn Or “is eternal.”

²tn Heb “and their brothers by the house of their fathers.”

³tn The Hebrew text has the plural “sons,” but only one son is listed.

⁴tn Heb “and it was at the time of the turning of the year, at the time of the going out of kings.”

⁵tn Heb “they answered.”

⁶tn Heb “great.”

⁷tn Heb “but the loyal love of the Lord [is] from everlasting to everlasting over those who fear him.”

⁸tn Heb “and his righteousness to sons of sons.”

⁹tn Heb “33:10 Thus says the Lord, ‘There will again be heard in this place of which you are saying [masc. pl.], “It is a ruin without people and without animals,” [that is] in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem which are desolate without people and without inhabitants and without animals 33:11 the sound of….” The long run-on sentence in Hebrew has been broken down to better conform with contemporary English style.

¹⁰sn What is predicted here is a reversal of the decimation caused by the Babylonian conquest that had been threatened in 7:34; 16:9; 25:10.

¹¹sn This is a common hymnic introduction to both individual songs of thanksgiving (e.g., Ps 118:1) and communal songs of thanksgiving (e.g., Ps 136 where it is a liturgical refrain accompanying a recital of Israel’s early history and of the Lord’s continuing providence).

¹²tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

¹³tn Or “I will restore the fortunes of the land.”

¹⁴tn This phrase simply means “as formerly” (BDB 911 s.v. רִאשׁוֹן 3.a). The reference to the “as formerly” must be established from the context. See the usage in Judg 20:32; 1 Kgs 13:6; Isa 1:26.

¹⁵tn Grk “and from.” Here καί (kai) has been translated by a semicolon to improve the English style.

¹⁶sn God’s mercy refers to his “loyal love” or “steadfast love,” expressed in faithful actions, as the rest of the psalm illustrates.

¹⁷tn That is, “who revere.” This refers to those who show God a reverential respect for his sovereignty.