Psalms 132:16

132:16 I will protect her priests, ¹ 

and her godly people will shout exuberantly. ² 

Psalms 33:1

Psalm 33 ³ 

33:1 You godly ones, shout for joy because of the Lord!

It is appropriate for the morally upright to offer him praise.

Psalms 78:65

78:65 But then the Lord awoke from his sleep; ⁴ 

he was like a warrior in a drunken rage. ⁵ 

Psalms 95:1

Psalm 95 ⁶ 

95:1 Come! Let’s sing for joy to the Lord!

Let’s shout out praises to our protector who delivers us! ⁷ 

Psalms 98:8

98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands!

Let the mountains sing in unison

Psalms 132:9

132:9 May your priests be clothed with integrity! ⁸ 

May your loyal followers shout for joy!

Psalms 145:7

145:7 They will talk about the fame of your great kindness, ⁹ 

and sing about your justice. ¹⁰ 

Psalms 149:5

149:5 Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! ¹¹ 

Let them shout for joy upon their beds! ¹² 

[132:16]  ¹ tn Heb “and her priests I will clothe [with] deliverance.”

[132:16]  ² tn Heb “[with] shouting they will shout.” The infinitive absolute is used to emphasize the verb.

[33:1]  ³ sn Psalm 33. In this hymn the psalmist praises the Lord as the sovereign creator and just ruler of the world who protects and vindicates those who fear him.

[78:65]  ⁵ tn Heb “and the master awoke like one sleeping.” The Lord’s apparent inactivity during the time of judgment is compared to sleep.

[78:65]  ⁶ tn Heb “like a warrior overcome with wine.” The Hebrew verb רוּן (run, “overcome”) occurs only here in the OT. The phrase “overcome with wine” could picture a drunken warrior controlled by his emotions and passions (as in the present translation), or it could refer to a warrior who awakes from a drunken stupor.

[95:1]  ⁷ sn Psalm 95. The psalmist summons Israel to praise God as the creator of the world and the nation’s protector, but he also reminds the people not to rebel against God.

[95:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “to the rocky summit of our deliverance.”

[132:9]  ⁹ tn Or “righteousness.”

[145:7]  ¹¹ tn Heb “the fame of the greatness of your goodness.”

[145:7]  ¹² tn The prefixed verbal forms in v. 7 are understood as imperfects, indicating how the psalmist expects his audience to respond to his praise. Another option is to take the forms as jussives, indicating the psalmist’s wish, “may they talk…and sing.”

[149:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “in glory.” Here “glory” probably refers to the “honor” that belongs to the Lord’s people as a result of their deliverance (see v. 4).

[149:5]  ¹⁴ tn The significance of the reference to “beds” is unclear. Perhaps the point is that they should rejoice at all times, even when falling asleep or awaking.