Ezekiel 39:21-22

39:21 “I will display my majesty ¹  among the nations. All the nations will witness the judgment I have executed, and the power I have exhibited ²  among them. 39:22 Then the house of Israel will know that I am the Lord their God, from that day forward.

Ezekiel 28:22

28:22 Say, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says:

“‘Look, I am against you, ³  Sidon,

and I will magnify myself in your midst.

Then they will know that I am the Lord

when I execute judgments on her

and reveal my sovereign power ⁴  in her.

Psalms 126:2-3

126:2 At that time we laughed loudly

and shouted for joy. ⁵ 

At that time the nations said, ⁶ 

“The Lord has accomplished great things for these people.”

126:3 The Lord did indeed accomplish great things for us.

We were happy.

[39:21]  ¹ tn Or “my glory.”

[39:21]  ² tn Heb “my hand which I have placed.”

[28:22]  ³ tn Or “I challenge you.” The phrase “I am against you” may be a formula for challenging someone to combat or a duel. See D. I. Block, Ezekiel (NICOT), 1:201-2, and P. Humbert, “Die Herausforderungsformel ‘h!nn#n' ?l?K>,’” ZAW 45 (1933): 101-8.

[28:22]  ⁴ tn Or “reveal my holiness.” God’s “holiness” is fundamentally his transcendence as sovereign ruler of the world. The revelation of his authority and power through judgment is in view in this context.

[126:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a shout.”

[126:2]  ⁶ tn Heb “they said among the nations.”