72:19 His glorious name deserves praise 1 forevermore!
May his majestic splendor 2 fill the whole earth!
We agree! We agree! 3
Our Father 7 in heaven, may your name be honored, 8
6:10 may your kingdom come, 9
may your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
6:13 And do not lead us into temptation, 10 but deliver us from the evil one. 11
1 tn Heb “[be] blessed.”
2 tn Or “glory.”
3 tn Heb “surely and surely” (אָמֵן וְאָמֵן [’amen vÿ’amen], i.e., “Amen and amen”). This is probably a congregational response of agreement to the immediately preceding statement about the propriety of praising God.
4 tn Some have seen a reference to the Trinity in the seraphs’ threefold declaration, “holy, holy, holy.” This proposal has no linguistic or contextual basis and should be dismissed as allegorical. Hebrew sometimes uses repetition for emphasis. (See IBHS 233-34 §12.5a; and GKC 431-32 §133.k.) By repeating the word “holy,” the seraphs emphasize the degree of the Lord’s holiness. For another example of threefold repetition for emphasis, see Ezek 21:27 (Heb. v. 32). (Perhaps Jer 22:29 provides another example.)
5 tn Perhaps in this context, the title has a less militaristic connotation and pictures the Lord as the ruler of the heavenly assembly. See the note at 1:9.
6 sn Pray this way. What follows, although traditionally known as the Lord’s prayer, is really the disciples’ prayer. It represents how they are to approach God, by acknowledging his uniqueness and their need for his provision and protection.
7 sn God is addressed in terms of intimacy (Father). The original Semitic term here was probably Abba. The term is a little unusual in a personal prayer, especially as it lacks qualification. It is not the exact equivalent of “daddy” (as is sometimes popularly suggested), but it does suggest a close, familial relationship.
8 tn Grk “hallowed be your name.”
9 sn Your kingdom come represents the hope for the full manifestation of God’s promised rule.
10 tn Or “into a time of testing.”
11 tc Most