Psalms 19:1

Psalm 19 ¹ 

For the music director; a psalm of David.

19:1 The heavens declare the glory of God; ² 

the sky displays his handiwork. ³ 

Psalms 145:4-5

145:4 One generation will praise your deeds to another,

and tell about your mighty acts! ⁴ 

145:5 I will focus on your honor and majestic splendor,

and your amazing deeds! ⁵ 

Psalms 145:10-12

145:10 All he has made will give thanks to the Lord.

Your loyal followers will praise you.

145:11 They will proclaim the splendor of your kingdom;

they will tell about your power,

145:12 so that mankind ⁶  might acknowledge your mighty acts,

and the majestic splendor of your kingdom.

Psalms 145:17

145:17 The Lord is just in all his actions, ⁷ 

and exhibits love in all he does. ⁸ 

Exodus 15:6-7

15:6 Your right hand, O Lord, was majestic ⁹  in power,

your right hand, O Lord, shattered the enemy.

15:7 In the abundance of your majesty ¹⁰  you have overthrown ¹¹ 

those who rise up against you. ¹² 

You sent forth ¹³  your wrath; ¹⁴ 

it consumed them ¹⁵  like stubble.

Exodus 15:11

15:11 Who is like you, ¹⁶  O Lord, among the gods? ¹⁷ 

Who is like you? – majestic in holiness, fearful in praises, ¹⁸  working wonders?

Ephesians 1:6-8

1:6 to the praise of the glory of his grace ¹⁹  that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son. ²⁰  1:7 In him ²¹  we have redemption through his blood, ²²  the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace 1:8 that he lavished on us in all wisdom and insight.

Ephesians 3:10

3:10 The purpose of this enlightenment is that ²³  through the church the multifaceted wisdom ²⁴  of God should now be disclosed to the rulers and the authorities in the heavenly realms.

Revelation 5:12-14

5:12 all of whom ²⁵  were singing ²⁶  in a loud voice:

“Worthy is the lamb who was killed ²⁷ 

to receive power and wealth

and wisdom and might

and honor and glory and praise!”

5:13 Then ²⁸  I heard every creature – in heaven, on earth, under the earth, in the sea, and all that is in them – singing: ²⁹ 

“To the one seated on the throne and to the Lamb

be praise, honor, glory, and ruling power ³⁰  forever and ever!”

5:14 And the four living creatures were saying “Amen,” and the elders threw themselves to the ground ³¹  and worshiped.

[19:1]  ¹ sn Psalm 19. The psalmist praises God for his self-revelation in the heavens and in the Mosaic law. The psalmist concludes with a prayer, asking the Lord to keep him from sinning and to approve of his thoughts and words.

[19:1]  ² sn God’s glory refers here to his royal majesty and power.

[19:1]  ³ tn Heb “and the work of his hands the sky declares.” The participles emphasize the ongoing testimony of the heavens/sky.

[145:4]  ⁴ tn The prefixed verbal forms in v. 4 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 one generation praise…and tell about.”

[145:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “the splendor of the glory of your majesty, and the matters of your amazing deeds I will ponder.”

[145:12]  ⁶ tn Heb “the sons of man.”

[145:17]  ⁷ tn Heb “in all his ways.”

[145:17]  ⁸ tn Heb “and [is] loving in all his deeds.”

[15:6]  ⁹ tn The form נֶאְדָּרִי (ne’dari) may be an archaic infinitive with the old ending i, used in place of the verb and meaning “awesome.” Gesenius says that the vowel ending may be an old case ending, especially when a preposition is inserted between the word and its genitive (GKC 253 §90.l), but he suggests a reconstruction of the form.

[15:7]  ¹⁰ sn This expression is cognate with words in v. 1. Here that same greatness or majesty is extolled as in abundance.

[15:7]  ¹¹ tn Here, and throughout the song, these verbs are the prefixed conjugation that may look like the imperfect but are actually historic preterites. This verb is to “overthrow” or “throw down” – like a wall, leaving it in shattered pieces.

[15:7]  ¹² tn The form קָמֶיךָ (qamekha) is the active participle with a pronominal suffix. The participle is accusative, the object of the verb, but the suffix is the genitive of nearer definition (see GKC 358 §116.i).

[15:7]  ¹³ sn The verb is the Piel of שָׁלַח (shalakh), the same verb used throughout for the demand on Pharaoh to release Israel. Here, in some irony, God released his wrath on them.

[15:7]  ¹⁴ sn The word wrath is a metonymy of cause; the effect – the judgment – is what is meant.

[15:7]  ¹⁵ tn The verb is the prefixed conjugation, the preterite, without the consecutive vav (ו).

[15:11]  ¹⁶ tn The question is of course rhetorical; it is a way of affirming that no one is comparable to God. See C. J. Labuschagne, The Incomparability of Yahweh in the Old Testament, 22, 66-67, and 94-97.

[15:11]  ¹⁷ sn Verses 11-17 will now focus on Yahweh as the incomparable one who was able to save Israel from their foes and afterward lead them to the promised land.

[15:11]  ¹⁸ tn S. R. Driver suggests “praiseworthy acts” as the translation (Exodus, 137).

[1:6]  ¹⁹ tn Or “to the praise of his glorious grace.” Many translations translate δόξης τῆς χάριτος αὐτοῦ (doxh" th" carito" autou, literally “of the glory of his grace”) with τῆς χάριτος as an attributed genitive (cf., e.g., NIV, NRSV, ESV). The translation above has retained a literal rendering in order to make clear the relationship of this phrase to the other two similar phrases in v. 12 and 14, which affect the way one divides the material in the passage.

[1:6]  ²⁰ tn Grk “the beloved.” The term ἠγαπημένῳ (hgaphmenw) means “beloved,” but often bears connotations of “only beloved” in an exclusive sense. “His dearly loved Son” picks up this connotation.

[1:7]  ²¹ tn Grk “in whom” (the relative clause of v. 7 is subordinate to v. 6). The “him” refers to Christ.

[1:7]  ²² sn In this context his blood, the blood of Jesus Christ, refers to the price paid for believers’ redemption, which is the sacrificial death of Christ on the cross.

[3:10]  ²³ tn Grk “that.” Verse 10 is a subordinate clause to the verb “enlighten” in v. 9.

[3:10]  ²⁴ tn Or “manifold wisdom,” “wisdom in its rich variety.”

[5:12]  ²⁵ tn The words “all of whom” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied to indicate the resumption of the phrase “the voice of many angels” at the beginning of the verse.

[5:12]  ²⁶ tn Grk “saying.”

[5:12]  ²⁷ tn Or “slaughtered”; traditionally, “slain.”

[5:13]  ²⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the vision.

[5:13]  ²⁹ tn Grk “saying.”

[5:13]  ³⁰ tn Or “dominion.”

[5:14]  ³¹ tn Grk “fell down.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself to the ground as a sign of devotion or humility, before high-ranking persons or divine beings.”