16:9 Sing to him! Make music to him!
Tell about all his miraculous deeds!
16:10 Boast about his holy name!
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
44:8 In God I boast all day long,
and we will continually give thanks to your name. (Selah)
45:25 All the descendants of Israel will be vindicated by the Lord
and will boast in him. 1
45:1 This is what the Lord says to his chosen 2 one,
to Cyrus, whose right hand I hold 3
in order to subdue nations before him,
and disarm kings, 4
to open doors before him,
so gates remain unclosed:
1:1 From Paul, 5 an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
1 tn Heb “In the Lord all the offspring of Israel will be vindicated and boast.”
2 tn Heb “anointed” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NCV “his appointed king.”
3 sn The “right hand” is a symbol of activity and strength; the Lord directs Cyrus’ activities and assures his success.
4 tn Heb “and the belts of kings I will loosen”; NRSV “strip kings of their robes”; NIV “strip kings of their armor.”
5 tn Grk “Paul.” The word “from” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate the sender of the letter.