Psalms 52:9

52:9 I will continually ¹  thank you when ²  you execute judgment; ³ 

I will rely ⁴  on you, ⁵  for your loyal followers know you are good. ⁶ 

Psalms 54:6

54:6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice ⁷  to you!

I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good!

Psalms 73:28

73:28 But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. ⁸ 

I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter,

as ⁹  I declare all the things you have done.

Psalms 92:1

Psalm 92 ¹⁰ 

A psalm; a song for the Sabbath day.

92:1 It is fitting ¹¹  to thank the Lord,

and to sing praises to your name, O sovereign One! ¹² 

Galatians 4:18

4:18 However, it is good ¹³  to be sought eagerly ¹⁴  for a good purpose ¹⁵  at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

[52:9]  ¹ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”

[52:9]  ² tn Or “for.”

[52:9]  ³ tn Heb “you have acted.” The perfect verbal form (1) probably indicates a future perfect here. The psalmist promises to give thanks when the expected vindication has been accomplished. Other options include (2) a generalizing (“for you act”) or (3) rhetorical (“for you will act”) use.

[52:9]  ⁴ tn Or “wait.”

[52:9]  ⁵ tn Heb “your name.” God’s “name” refers here to his reputation and revealed character.

[52:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “for it is good in front of your loyal followers.”

[54:6]  ⁷ tn The cohortative verbal form expresses the psalmist’s resolve/vow to praise.

[73:28]  ⁸ tn Heb “but as for me, the nearness of God for me [is] good.”

[73:28]  ⁹ tn The infinitive construct with -לְ (lÿ) is understood here as indicating an attendant circumstance. Another option is to take it as indicating purpose (“so that I might declare”) or result (“with the result that I declare”).

[92:1]  ¹⁰ sn Psalm 92. The psalmist praises God because he defeats the wicked and vindicates his loyal followers.

[92:1]  ¹¹ tn Or “good.”

[92:1]  ¹² tn Traditionally “O Most High.”

[4:18]  ¹³ tn Or “commendable.”

[4:18]  ¹⁴ tn Or “to be zealous.”

[4:18]  ¹⁵ tn Grk “But it is always good to be zealous in good.”