99:6 Moses and Aaron were among his priests;
Samuel was one of those who prayed to him. 1
They 2 prayed to the Lord and he answered them.
115:12 The Lord takes notice of us, 3 he will bless 4 –
he will bless the family 5 of Israel,
he will bless the family of Aaron.
135:19 O family 6 of Israel, praise the Lord!
O family of Aaron, praise the Lord!
1 tn Heb “among those who called on his name.”
2 tn Heb “those who.” The participle is in apposition to the phrase “those who called on his name” in the preceding line.
3 tn Or “remembers us.”
4 tn Another option is to translate the prefixed form of the verb “bless” in vv. 12-13 as a jussive, “may he bless” (see v. 14).
5 tn Heb “house.”
5 tn Heb “house” (here and in the next two lines).