Genesis 14:20

14:20 Worthy of praise is ¹  the Most High God,

who delivered ²  your enemies into your hand.”

Abram gave Melchizedek ³  a tenth of everything.

Genesis 14:1

The Blessing of Victory for God’s People

14:1 At that time ⁴  Amraphel king of Shinar, ⁵  Arioch king of Ellasar, Kedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations ⁶ 

Genesis 8:1

8:1 But God remembered ⁷  Noah and all the wild animals and domestic animals that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to blow over ⁸  the earth and the waters receded.

Genesis 8:1

8:1 But God remembered ⁹  Noah and all the wild animals and domestic animals that were with him in the ark. God caused a wind to blow over ¹⁰  the earth and the waters receded.

Genesis 29:10

29:10 When Jacob saw Rachel, the daughter of his uncle Laban, ¹¹  and the sheep of his uncle Laban, he ¹²  went over ¹³  and rolled the stone off the mouth of the well and watered the sheep of his uncle Laban. ¹⁴ 

Genesis 29:20

29:20 So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. ¹⁵  But they seemed like only a few days to him ¹⁶  because his love for her was so great. ¹⁷ 

Genesis 29:2

29:2 He saw ¹⁸  in the field a well with ¹⁹  three flocks of sheep lying beside it, because the flocks were watered from that well. Now ²⁰  a large stone covered the mouth of the well.

Genesis 20:1

Abraham and Abimelech

20:1 Abraham journeyed from there to the Negev ²¹  region and settled between Kadesh and Shur. While he lived as a temporary resident ²²  in Gerar,

Psalms 41:13

41:13 The Lord God of Israel deserves praise ²³ 

in the future and forevermore! ²⁴ 

We agree! We agree! ²⁵ 

Psalms 50:23

50:23 Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. ²⁶ 

To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver.” ²⁷ 

Psalms 72:18-19

72:18 The Lord God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! ²⁸ 

He alone accomplishes amazing things! ²⁹ 

72:19 His glorious name deserves praise ³⁰  forevermore!

May his majestic splendor ³¹  fill the whole earth!

We agree! We agree! ³² 

Psalms 103:1-2

Psalm 103 ³³ 

By David.

103:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

With all that is within me, praise ³⁴  his holy name!

103:2 Praise the Lord, O my soul!

Do not forget all his kind deeds! ³⁵ 

Psalms 113:2

113:2 May the Lord’s name be praised

now and forevermore!

Psalms 115:18

115:18 But we will praise the Lord

now and forevermore.

Praise the Lord!

Psalms 145:1-2

Psalm 145 ³⁶ 

A psalm of praise, by David.

145:1 I will extol you, my God, O king!

I will praise your name continually! ³⁷ 

145:2 Every day I will praise you!

I will praise your name continually! ³⁸ 

[14:20]  ¹ tn Heb “blessed be.” For God to be “blessed” means that is praised. His reputation is enriched in the world as his name is praised.

[14:20]  ² sn Who delivered. The Hebrew verb מִגֵּן (miggen, “delivered”) foreshadows the statement by God to Abram in Gen 15:1, “I am your shield” (מָגֵן, magen). Melchizedek provided a theological interpretation of Abram’s military victory.

[14:20]  ³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (Melchizedek) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[14:1]  ⁴ tn The sentence begins with the temporal indicator וַיְהִי (vayÿhi) followed by “in the days of.”

[14:1]  ⁵ sn Shinar (also in v. 9) is the region of Babylonia.

[14:1]  ⁶ tn Or “king of Goyim.” The Hebrew term גּוֹיִם (goyim) means “nations,” but a number of modern translations merely transliterate the Hebrew (cf. NEB “Goyim”; NIV, NRSV “Goiim”).

[8:1]  ⁷ tn The Hebrew word translated “remembered” often carries the sense of acting in accordance with what is remembered, i.e., fulfilling covenant promises (see B. S. Childs, Memory and Tradition in Israel [SBT], especially p. 34).

[8:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “to pass over.”

[8:1]  ⁹ tn The Hebrew word translated “remembered” often carries the sense of acting in accordance with what is remembered, i.e., fulfilling covenant promises (see B. S. Childs, Memory and Tradition in Israel [SBT], especially p. 34).

[8:1]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “to pass over.”

[29:10]  ¹¹ tn Heb “Laban, the brother of his mother” (twice in this verse).

[29:10]  ¹² tn Heb “Jacob.” The proper name has been replaced by the pronoun (“he”) in the translation for stylistic reasons.

[29:10]  ¹³ tn Heb “drew near, approached.”

[29:10]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “Laban, the brother of his mother.” The text says nothing initially about the beauty of Rachel. But the reader is struck by the repetition of “Laban the brother of his mother.” G. J. Wenham is no doubt correct when he observes that Jacob’s primary motive at this stage is to ingratiate himself with Laban (Genesis [WBC], 2:231).

[29:20]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “in exchange for Rachel.”

[29:20]  ¹⁶ sn But they seemed like only a few days to him. This need not mean that the time passed quickly. More likely it means that the price seemed insignificant when compared to what he was getting in the bargain.

[29:20]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “because of his love for her.” The words “was so great” are supplied for stylistic reasons.

[29:2]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and he saw, and look.” As in Gen 28:12-15, the narrator uses the particle הִנֵּה (hinneh, “look”) here and in the next clause to draw the reader into the story.

[29:2]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “and look, there.”

[29:2]  ²⁰ tn The disjunctive clause (introduced by the noun with the prefixed conjunction) provides supplemental information that is important to the story.

[20:1]  ²¹ tn Or “the South [country]”; Heb “the land of the Negev.”

[20:1]  ²² tn Heb “and he sojourned.”

[41:13]  ²³ tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21.

[41:13]  ²⁴ tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.” See 1 Chr 16:36; Neh 9:5; Pss 90:2; 106:48.

[41:13]  ²⁵ 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.

[50:23]  ²⁶ sn The reference to a thank-offering recalls the earlier statement made in v. 14. Gratitude characterizes genuine worship.

[50:23]  ²⁷ tn Heb “and [to one who] sets a way I will show the deliverance of God.” Elsewhere the phrase “set a way” simply means “to travel” (see Gen 30:36; cf. NRSV). The present translation assumes an emendation of וְשָׂם דֶּרֶךְ (vÿsam derekh) to וְשֹׁמֵר דְּרָכַּי (vÿshomer dÿrakhay, “and [the one who] keeps my ways” [i.e., commands, see Pss 18:21; 37:34). Another option is to read וְשֹׁמֵר דַּרְכּוֹ (vÿshomer darko, “and [the one who] guards his way,” i.e., “the one who is careful to follow a godly lifestyle”; see Ps 39:1).

[72:18]  ²⁸ tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21; 41:13.

[72:18]  ²⁹ tn Heb “[the] one who does amazing things by himself.”

[72:19]  ³⁰ tn Heb “[be] blessed.”

[72:19]  ³¹ tn Or “glory.”

[72:19]  ³² 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.

[103:1]  ³³ sn Psalm 103. The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people.

[103:1]  ³⁴ tn The verb “praise” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line).

[103:2]  ³⁵ tn Or “his benefits” (see 2 Chr 32:25, where the noun is also used of kind deeds performed by the Lord).

[145:1]  ³⁶ sn Psalm 145. The psalmist praises God because he is a just and merciful king who cares for his people.

[145:1]  ³⁷ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”

[145:2]  ³⁸ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”