Psalms 107:8

107:8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,

and for the amazing things he has done for people! ¹ 

Psalms 107:15

107:15 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,

and for the amazing things he has done for people! ² 

Psalms 107:31

107:31 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,

and for the amazing things he has done for people! ³ 

Psalms 66:5

66:5 Come and witness ⁴  God’s exploits! ⁵ 

His acts on behalf of people are awesome! ⁶ 

Psalms 66:2

66:2 Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation! ⁷ 

Give him the honor he deserves! ⁸ 

Psalms 32:1

Psalm 32 ⁹ 

By David; a well-written song. ¹⁰ 

32:1 How blessed ¹¹  is the one whose rebellious acts are forgiven, ¹² 

whose sin is pardoned! ¹³ 

Luke 17:18

17:18 Was no one found to turn back and give praise to God except this foreigner?” ¹⁴ 

[107:8]  ¹ tn Heb “and [for] his amazing deeds for the sons of man.”

[107:15]  ² tn Heb “and [for] his amazing deeds for the sons of man.” See v. 8.

[107:31]  ³ tn Heb “and [for] his amazing deeds for the sons of man.” See v. 8.

[66:5]  ⁴ tn Or “see.”

[66:5]  ⁵ tn Or “acts” (see Ps 46:8).

[66:5]  ⁶ tn Heb “awesome [is] an act toward the sons of man.” It is unclear how the prepositional phrase relates to what precedes. If collocated with “act,” it may mean “on behalf of” or “toward.” If taken with “awesome” (see 1 Chr 16:25; Pss 89:7; 96:4; Zeph 2:11), one might translate “his awesome acts are beyond human comprehension” or “his awesome acts are superior to anything men can do.”

[66:2]  ⁷ tn Heb “his name,” which here stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

[66:2]  ⁸ tn Heb “make honorable his praise.”

[32:1]  ⁹ sn Psalm 32. The psalmist recalls the agony he experienced prior to confessing his sins and affirms that true happiness comes when one’s sins are forgiven. He then urges others not to be stubborn, but to turn to God while forgiveness is available, for God extends his mercy to the repentant, while the wicked experience nothing but sorrow.

[32:1]  ¹⁰ tn The meaning of the Hebrew term מַשְׂכִּיל (maskil) is uncertain. The word is derived from a verb meaning “to be prudent; to be wise.” Various options are: “a contemplative song,” “a song imparting moral wisdom,” or “a skillful [i.e., well-written] song.” The term occurs in the superscriptions of Pss 32, 42, 44, 45, 52-55, 74, 78, 88, 89, and 142, as well as in Ps 47:7.

[32:1]  ¹¹ tn The Hebrew noun is an abstract plural. The word often refers metonymically to the happiness that God-given security and prosperity produce (see Pss 1:1, 3; 2:12; 34:9; 41:1; 65:4; 84:12; 89:15; 106:3; 112:1; 127:5; 128:1; 144:15). Here it refers to the relief that one experiences when one’s sins are forgiven.

[32:1]  ¹² tn Heb “lifted up.”

[32:1]  ¹³ tn Heb “covered over.”

[17:18]  ¹⁴ sn Jesus’ point in calling the man a foreigner is that none of the other nine, who were presumably Israelites, responded with gratitude. Only the “outsiders” were listening and responding.