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.”
2 tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”
3 tc Some
4 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
5 tn Heb “sons.”
6 tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
7 tn Heb “in all the earth [are] his judgments.”
8 tn Heb “good.”
9 tn Heb “in order that [I may] rejoice with the rejoicing of your nation.”
10 tn Heb “with your inheritance.”
11 sn Psalm 107. The psalmist praises God for his kindness to his exiled people.
12 tn Heb “for forever [is] his loyal love.”
13 tn Or “let the redeemed of the
14 tn Or “redeemed.”
15 tn Heb “hand.”
16 tn Heb “house” (here and in the next two lines).
17 tn Heb “fearers.”