Psalms 105:3-7

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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 children² of Abraham,³ God’s⁴ servant,

you descendants⁵ of Jacob, God’s⁶ chosen ones!

105:7 He is the Lord our God;

he carries out judgment throughout the earth.⁷

Psalms 106:5

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106:5 so I may see the prosperity⁸ of your chosen ones,

rejoice along with your nation,⁹

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

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Book 5
(Psalms 107-150)

Psalm 107¹¹

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 delivered¹⁴ from the power¹⁵ of the enemy,

Context

135:19 O family¹⁶ of Israel, praise the Lord!

O family of Aaron, praise the Lord!

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

You loyal followers¹⁷ of the Lord, praise the Lord!

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

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

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

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

[105:6] ⁵tn Heb “sons.”

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

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

[106:5] ⁸tn Heb “good.”

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

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

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

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

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

[107:2] ¹⁴tn Or “redeemed.”

[107:2] ¹⁵tn Heb “hand.”

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

[135:20] ¹⁷tn Heb “fearers.”