105:3 Boast about his holy name!
Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
105:4 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!
Seek his presence continually!
105:5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,
his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, 1
105:6 O children 2 of Abraham, 3 God’s 4 servant,
you descendants 5 of Jacob, God’s 6 chosen ones!
105:7 He is the Lord our God;
he carries out judgment throughout the earth. 7
106:5 so I may see the prosperity 8 of your chosen ones,
rejoice along with your nation, 9
and boast along with the people who belong to you. 10
Book 5
(Psalms 107-150)
107:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
and his loyal love endures! 12
107:2 Let those delivered by the Lord speak out, 13
those whom he delivered 14 from the power 15 of the enemy,
135:19 O family 16 of Israel, praise the Lord!
O family of Aaron, praise the Lord!
135:20 O family of Levi, praise the Lord!
You loyal followers 17 of the Lord, praise the Lord!
1 tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”
1 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
2 tc Some
3 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
4 tn Heb “sons.”
5 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
1 tn Heb “in all the earth [are] his judgments.”
1 tn Heb “good.”
2 tn Heb “in order that [I may] rejoice with the rejoicing of your nation.”
3 tn Heb “with your inheritance.”
1 sn Psalm 107. The psalmist praises God for his kindness to his exiled people.
2 tn Heb “for forever [is] his loyal love.”
1 tn Or “let the redeemed of the
2 tn Or “redeemed.”
3 tn Heb “hand.”
1 tn Heb “house” (here and in the next two lines).
1 tn Heb “fearers.”