Psalms 89:51-52

89:51 Your enemies, O Lord, hurl insults;

they insult your chosen king as they dog his footsteps. ¹ 

89:52 ² The Lord deserves praise ³  forevermore!

We agree! We agree! ⁴ 

¹ tn Heb “[by] which your enemies, O Lord, taunt, [by] which they taunt [at] the heels of your anointed one.”

² sn The final verse of Ps 89, v. 52, is a conclusion to this third “book” (or major editorial division) of the Psalter. Similar statements appear at or near the end of each of the first, second and fourth “books” of the Psalter (see Pss 41:13; 72:18-19; 106:48, respectively).

³ tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21.

⁴ tn Heb “surely and surely” (אָמֵן וְאָמֵן [’amen vÿ’amen], i.e., “Amen and amen”). This is probably a congregational response to the immediately preceding statement about the propriety of praising God; thus it has been translated “We agree! We agree!”