Psalms 106:46-48

106:46 He caused all their conquerors ¹ 

to have pity on them.

106:47 Deliver us, O Lord, our God!

Gather us from among the nations!

Then we will give thanks ²  to your holy name,

and boast about your praiseworthy deeds. ³ 

106:48 The Lord God of Israel deserves praise, ⁴ 

in the future and forevermore. ⁵ 

Let all the people say, “We agree! ⁶  Praise the Lord!” ⁷ 

Ezra 3:11

3:11 With antiphonal response they sang, ⁸  praising and glorifying the Lord:

“For he is good;

his loyal love toward Israel is forever.”

All the people gave a loud ⁹  shout as they praised the Lord when the temple of the Lord was established.

Nehemiah 12:43

12:43 And on that day they offered great sacrifices and rejoiced, for God had given them great joy. The women and children also rejoiced. The rejoicing in Jerusalem could be heard from far away.

Isaiah 12:1-3

12:1 At that time ¹⁰  you will say:

“I praise you, O Lord,

for even though you were angry with me,

your anger subsided, and you consoled me.

12:2 Look, God is my deliverer! ¹¹ 

I will trust in him ¹²  and not fear.

For the Lord gives me strength and protects me; ¹³ 

he has become my deliverer.” ¹⁴ 

12:3 Joyfully you will draw water

from the springs of deliverance. ¹⁵ 

[106:46]  ¹ tn Or “captors.”

[106:47]  ² tn Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.

[106:47]  ³ tn Heb “to boast in your praise.”

[106:48]  ⁴ tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21.

[106:48]  ⁵ tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”

[106:48]  ⁶ tn Heb “surely” (אָמֵן, ’amen), traditionally transliterated “amen.”

[106:48]  ⁷ sn The final verse (v. 48) is a conclusion to this fourth “book” (or major editorial division) of the Psalter. Similar statements appear at or near the end of each of the first, second and third “books” of the Psalter (see Pss 41:13; 72:18-19; 89:52, respectively).

[3:11]  ⁸ tn Heb “they answered.”

[3:11]  ⁹ tn Heb “great.”

[12:1]  ¹⁰ tn Or “in that day” (KJV).

[12:2]  ¹¹ tn Or “salvation” (KJV, NIV, NRSV).

[12:2]  ¹² tn The words “in him” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

[12:2]  ¹³ tc The Hebrew text has, “for my strength and protection [is] the Lord, the Lord (Heb “Yah, Yahweh).” The word יְהוָה (yehvah) is probably dittographic or explanatory here (note that the short form of the name [יָהּ, yah] precedes, and that the graphically similar וַיְהִי [vayÿhi] follows). Exod 15:2, the passage from which the words of v. 2b are taken, has only יָהּ. The word זִמְרָת (zimrat) is traditionally understood as meaning “song,” in which case one might translate, “for the Lord gives me strength and joy” (i.e., a reason to sing); note that in v. 5 the verb זָמַר (zamar, “sing”) appears. Many recent commentators, however, have argued that the noun is here instead a homonym, meaning “protection” or “strength.” See HALOT 274 s.v. III *זמר.

[12:2]  ¹⁴ tn Or “salvation” (so many English versions, e.g., KJV, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NAB “my savior.”

[12:3]  ¹⁵ tn Or “salvation” (so many English versions, e.g., KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); CEV “victory.”