Psalms 21:13

21:13 Rise up, O Lord, in strength! ¹ 

We will sing and praise ²  your power!

Psalms 33:3

33:3 Sing to him a new song! ³ 

Play skillfully as you shout out your praises to him! ⁴ 

Psalms 57:7

57:7 I am determined, ⁵  O God! I am determined!

I will sing and praise you!

Psalms 68:25

68:25 Singers walk in front;

musicians follow playing their stringed instruments, ⁶ 

in the midst of young women playing tambourines. ⁷ 

Psalms 68:32

68:32 O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God!

Sing praises to the Lord, (Selah)

Psalms 96:2

96:2 Sing to the Lord! Praise his name!

Announce every day how he delivers! ⁸ 

Psalms 101:1

Psalm 101 ⁹ 

A psalm of David.

101:1 I will sing about loyalty and justice!

To you, O Lord, I will sing praises!

Psalms 105:2

105:2 Sing to him!

Make music to him!

Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

Psalms 137:4

137:4 How can we sing a song to the Lord

in a foreign land?

Psalms 138:5

138:5 Let them sing about the Lord’s deeds, ¹⁰ 

for the Lord’s splendor is magnificent. ¹¹ 

[21:13]  ¹ tn Heb “in your strength,” but English idiom does not require the pronoun.

[21:13]  ² tn Heb “sing praise.”

[33:3]  ³ sn A new song is appropriate because the Lord is constantly intervening in the lives of his people in fresh and exciting ways.

[33:3]  ⁴ tn Heb “play skillfully with a loud shout.”

[57:7]  ⁵ tn Or perhaps “confident”; Heb “my heart is steadfast.” The “heart” is viewed here as the seat of the psalmist’s volition and/or emotions.

[68:25]  ⁷ tn Heb “after [are] the stringed instrument players.”

[68:25]  ⁸ sn To celebrate a military victory, women would play tambourines (see Exod 15:20; Judg 11:34; 1 Sam 18:6).

[96:2]  ⁹ tn Heb “announce from day to day his deliverance.”

[101:1]  ¹¹ sn Psalm 101. The psalmist, who appears to be a king, promises to promote justice in his land and vows to rid his royal court of evildoers.

[138:5]  ¹³ tn Heb “ways.”

[138:5]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “great.”