52:9 I will continually 1 thank you when 2 you execute judgment; 3
I will rely 4 on you, 5 for your loyal followers know you are good. 6
A psalm; a song for the Sabbath day.
92:1 It is fitting 8 to thank the Lord,
and to sing praises to your name, O sovereign One! 9
147:1 Praise the Lord,
for it is good to sing praises to our God!
Yes, 11 praise is pleasant and appropriate!
1 tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”
2 tn Or “for.”
3 tn Heb “you have acted.” The perfect verbal form (1) probably indicates a future perfect here. The psalmist promises to give thanks when the expected vindication has been accomplished. Other options include (2) a generalizing (“for you act”) or (3) rhetorical (“for you will act”) use.
4 tn Or “wait.”
5 tn Heb “your name.” God’s “name” refers here to his reputation and revealed character.
6 tn Heb “for it is good in front of your loyal followers.”
7 sn Psalm 92. The psalmist praises God because he defeats the wicked and vindicates his loyal followers.
8 tn Or “good.”
9 tn Traditionally “O Most High.”
10 sn Psalm 147. The psalmist praises the
11 tn Or “for.”