Psalms 105:3-7

105:3 Boast about his holy name!

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!

105:4 Seek the Lord and the strength he gives!

Seek his presence continually!

105:5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,

his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, ¹ 

105:6 O children ²  of Abraham, ³  God’s ⁴  servant,

you descendants ⁵  of Jacob, God’s ⁶  chosen ones!

105:7 He is the Lord our God;

he carries out judgment throughout the earth. ⁷ 

Psalms 106:5

106:5 so I may see the prosperity ⁸  of your chosen ones,

rejoice along with your nation, ⁹ 

and boast along with the people who belong to you. ¹⁰ 

Psalms 107:1-2

Book 5
(Psalms 107-150)

Psalm 107 ¹¹ 

107:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

and his loyal love endures! ¹² 

107:2 Let those delivered by the Lord speak out, ¹³ 

those whom he delivered ¹⁴  from the power ¹⁵  of the enemy,

Psalms 135:19-20

135:19 O family ¹⁶  of Israel, praise the Lord!

O family of Aaron, praise the Lord!

135:20 O family of Levi, praise the Lord!

You loyal followers ¹⁷  of the Lord, praise the Lord!

[105:5]  ¹ tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”

[105:6]  ² tn Or “offspring”; Heb “seed.”

[105:6]  ³ tc Some mss have “Israel,” which appears in the parallel version of this psalm in 1 Chr 16:13.

[105:6]  ⁴ tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[105:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “sons.”

[105:6]  ⁶ tn Heb “his”; the referent (God) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[105:7]  ⁷ tn Heb “in all the earth [are] his judgments.”

[106:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “good.”

[106:5]  ⁹ tn Heb “in order that [I may] rejoice with the rejoicing of your nation.”

[106:5]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “with your inheritance.”

[107:1]  ¹¹ sn Psalm 107. The psalmist praises God for his kindness to his exiled people.

[107:1]  ¹² tn Heb “for forever [is] his loyal love.”

[107:2]  ¹³ tn Or “let the redeemed of the Lord say [so].”

[107:2]  ¹⁴ tn Or “redeemed.”

[107:2]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “hand.”

[135:19]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “house” (here and in the next two lines).

[135:20]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “fearers.”