Psalms 102:21

Context

102:21 so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion,

and praise him¹ in Jerusalem,²

Ezra 3:11

Context
3:11 With antiphonal response they sang,³ praising and glorifying the Lord:

“For he is good;

his loyal love toward Israel is forever.”

All the people gave a loud⁴ shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established.

Jeremiah 33:11

Context
33:11 Once again there will be sounds⁵ of joy and gladness and the glad celebrations of brides and grooms.⁶ Once again people will bring their thank offerings to the temple of the Lord and will say, “Give thanks to the Lord who rules over all. For the Lord is good and his unfailing love lasts forever.”⁷ For I, the Lord, affirm⁸ that I will restore the land to what it was⁹ in days of old.’¹⁰

[102:21] ¹tn Heb “his praise.”

[102:21] ²map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[3:11] ³tn Heb “they answered.”

[3:11] ⁴tn Heb “great.”

[33:11] ⁵tn Heb “33:10 Thus says the Lord, ‘There will again be heard in this place of which you are saying [masc. pl.], “It is a ruin without people and without animals,” [that is] in the towns of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem which are desolate without people and without inhabitants and without animals 33:11 the sound of….” The long run-on sentence in Hebrew has been broken down to better conform with contemporary English style.

[33:11] ⁶sn What is predicted here is a reversal of the decimation caused by the Babylonian conquest that had been threatened in 7:34; 16:9; 25:10.

[33:11] ⁷sn This is a common hymnic introduction to both individual songs of thanksgiving (e.g., Ps 118:1) and communal songs of thanksgiving (e.g., Ps 136 where it is a liturgical refrain accompanying a recital of Israel’s early history and of the Lord’s continuing providence).

[33:11] ⁸tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”

[33:11] ⁹tn Or “I will restore the fortunes of the land.”

[33:11] ¹⁰tn This phrase simply means “as formerly” (BDB 911 s.v. רִאשׁוֹן 3.a). The reference to the “as formerly” must be established from the context. See the usage in Judg 20:32; 1 Kgs 13:6; Isa 1:26.