Psalms 119:129

פ (Pe)

119:129 Your rules are marvelous.

Therefore I observe them.

Psalms 77:14

77:14 You are the God who does amazing things;

you have revealed your strength among the nations.

Psalms 78:12

78:12 He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors,

in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. ¹ 

Psalms 88:12

88:12 Are your amazing deeds experienced ²  in the dark region, ³ 

or your deliverance in the land of oblivion? ⁴ 

Psalms 77:11

77:11 I will remember the works of the Lord.

Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago! ⁵ 

Psalms 88:10

88:10 Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead?

Do the departed spirits ⁶  rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)

Psalms 89:5

89:5 O Lord, the heavens ⁷  praise your amazing deeds,

as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. ⁸ 

[78:12]  ¹ sn The region of Zoan was located in the Egyptian delta, where the enslaved Israelites lived (see Num 13:22; Isa 19:11, 13; 30:4; Ezek 30:14).

[88:12]  ¹ tn Heb “known.”

[88:12]  ² tn Heb “darkness,” here a title for Sheol.

[88:12]  ³ tn Heb “forgetfulness.” The noun, which occurs only here in the OT, is derived from a verbal root meaning “to forget.”

[77:11]  ¹ tn Heb “yes, I will remember from old your wonders.”

[88:10]  ¹ tn Heb “Rephaim,” a term that refers to those who occupy the land of the dead (see Isa 14:9; 26:14, 19).

[89:5]  ¹ tn As the following context makes clear, the personified “heavens” here stand by metonymy for the angelic beings that surround God’s heavenly throne.

[89:5]  ² tn Heb “in the assembly of the holy ones.” The phrase “holy ones” sometimes refers to God’s people (Ps 34:9) or to their priestly leaders (2 Chr 35:3), but here it refers to God’s heavenly assembly and the angels that surround his throne (see vv. 6-7).