78:12 He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors,
in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. 1
109:15 May the Lord be constantly aware of them, 2
and cut off the memory of his children 3 from the earth!
By David.
138:1 I will give you thanks with all my heart;
before the heavenly assembly 5 I will sing praises to you.
1 sn The region of Zoan was located in the Egyptian delta, where the enslaved Israelites lived (see Num 13:22; Isa 19:11, 13; 30:4; Ezek 30:14).
2 tn Heb “may they [that is, the sins mentioned in v. 14] be before the
3 tn Heb “their memory.” The plural pronominal suffix probably refers back to the children mentioned in v. 13, and for clarity this has been specified in the translation.
3 sn Psalm 138. The psalmist vows to thank the Lord for his deliverance and protection.
4 tn The referent of the Hebrew term אֱלֹהִים (’elohim) is unclear. It refers either to the angelic assembly (see Gen 3:5; Ps 8:5) or to the pagan gods (see Pss 82:1, 6; 86:8; 97:7), in which case the psalmist’s praise takes on a polemical tone.