Psalms 33:1

Psalm 33 ¹ 

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

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

Psalms 50:23

50:23 Whoever presents a thank-offering honors me. ² 

To whoever obeys my commands, I will reveal my power to deliver.” ³ 

Psalms 52:9

52:9 I will continually ⁴  thank you when ⁵  you execute judgment; ⁶ 

I will rely ⁷  on you, ⁸  for your loyal followers know you are good. ⁹ 

Psalms 54:6

54:6 With a freewill offering I will sacrifice ¹⁰  to you!

I will give thanks to your name, O Lord, for it is good!

Psalms 73:28

73:28 But as for me, God’s presence is all I need. ¹¹ 

I have made the sovereign Lord my shelter,

as ¹²  I declare all the things you have done.

Psalms 107:1

Book 5
(Psalms 107-150)

Psalm 107 ¹³ 

107:1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,

and his loyal love endures! ¹⁴ 

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! ¹⁵ 

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! ¹⁶ 

Psalms 107:21-22

107:21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,

and for the amazing things he has done for people! ¹⁷ 

107:22 Let them present thank offerings,

and loudly proclaim what he has done! ¹⁸ 

Psalms 135:3

135:3 Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good!

Sing praises to his name, for it is pleasant! ¹⁹ 

Psalms 147:1

Psalm 147 ²⁰ 

147:1 Praise the Lord,

for it is good to sing praises to our God!

Yes, ²¹  praise is pleasant and appropriate!

Ephesians 5:19

5:19 speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music ²²  in ²³  your hearts to the Lord,

Hebrews 13:15

13:15 Through him then let us continually offer up a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of our lips, acknowledging his name.

[33:1]  ¹ 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.

[50:23]  ² sn The reference to a thank-offering recalls the earlier statement made in v. 14. Gratitude characterizes genuine worship.

[50:23]  ³ tn Heb “and [to one who] sets a way I will show the deliverance of God.” Elsewhere the phrase “set a way” simply means “to travel” (see Gen 30:36; cf. NRSV). The present translation assumes an emendation of וְשָׂם דֶּרֶךְ (vÿsam derekh) to וְשֹׁמֵר דְּרָכַּי (vÿshomer dÿrakhay, “and [the one who] keeps my ways” [i.e., commands, see Pss 18:21; 37:34). Another option is to read וְשֹׁמֵר דַּרְכּוֹ (vÿshomer darko, “and [the one who] guards his way,” i.e., “the one who is careful to follow a godly lifestyle”; see Ps 39:1).

[52:9]  ⁴ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”

[52:9]  ⁵ tn Or “for.”

[52:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “you have acted.” The perfect verbal form (1) probably indicates a future perfect here. The psalmist promises to give thanks when the expected vindication has been accomplished. Other options include (2) a generalizing (“for you act”) or (3) rhetorical (“for you will act”) use.

[52:9]  ⁷ tn Or “wait.”

[52:9]  ⁸ tn Heb “your name.” God’s “name” refers here to his reputation and revealed character.

[52:9]  ⁹ tn Heb “for it is good in front of your loyal followers.”

[54:6]  ¹⁰ tn The cohortative verbal form expresses the psalmist’s resolve/vow to praise.

[73:28]  ¹¹ tn Heb “but as for me, the nearness of God for me [is] good.”

[73:28]  ¹² tn The infinitive construct with -לְ (lÿ) is understood here as indicating an attendant circumstance. Another option is to take it as indicating purpose (“so that I might declare”) or result (“with the result that I declare”).

[107:1]  ¹³ sn Psalm 107. The psalmist praises God for his kindness to his exiled people.

[107:1]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “for forever [is] his loyal love.”

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

[107:15]  ¹⁶ tn Heb “and [for] his amazing deeds for the sons of man.” See v. 8.

[107:21]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “and [for] his amazing deeds for the sons of man.” See v. 8.

[107:22]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “and let them proclaim his works with a ringing cry.”

[135:3]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “for [it is] pleasant.” The translation assumes that it is the Lord’s “name” that is pleasant. Another option is to understand the referent of “it” as the act of praising (see Ps 147:1).

[147:1]  ²⁰ sn Psalm 147. The psalmist praises the Lord for he is the sovereign ruler of the world who cares for the needs of his covenant people.

[147:1]  ²¹ tn Or “for.”

[5:19]  ²² tn See BDAG 1096 s.v. ψάλλω.

[5:19]  ²³ tn Or “with.”