109:24 I am so starved my knees shake; 1
I have turned into skin and bones. 2
103:2 Praise the Lord, O my soul!
Do not forget all his kind deeds! 3
By David.
103:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!
With all that is within me, praise 5 his holy name!
103:22 Praise the Lord, all that he has made, 6
in all the regions 7 of his kingdom!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
104:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!
O Lord my God, you are magnificent. 9
You are robed in splendor and majesty.
1 tn Heb “my knees stagger from fasting.”
2 tn Heb “and my flesh is lean away from fatness [i.e., “lean so as not to be fat”].”
3 tn Or “his benefits” (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the
5 sn Psalm 103. The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people.
6 tn The verb “praise” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line).
7 tn Heb “all his works,” which includes mankind.
8 tn Heb “places.”
9 sn Psalm 104. The psalmist praises God as the ruler of the world who sustains all life.
10 tn Heb “very great.”