Psalms 34:14

34:14 Turn away from evil and do what is right! ¹ 

Strive for peace and promote it! ² 

Psalms 52:3

52:3 You love evil more than good,

lies more than speaking the truth. ³  (Selah)

Psalms 55:11

55:11 Disaster is within it;

violence ⁴  and deceit do not depart from its public square.

Psalms 72:18

72:18 The Lord God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! ⁵ 

He alone accomplishes amazing things! ⁶ 

Psalms 118:23

118:23 This is the Lord’s work.

We consider it amazing! ⁷ 

Psalms 119:68

119:68 You are good and you do good.

Teach me your statutes!

Psalms 150:2

150:2 Praise him for his mighty acts!

Praise him for his surpassing greatness!

[34:14]  ¹ tn Or “do good.”

[34:14]  ² tn Heb “seek peace and pursue it.”

[52:3]  ³ tn Or “deceit more than speaking what is right.”

[55:11]  ⁵ tn Or “injury, harm.”

[72:18]  ⁷ tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21; 41:13.

[72:18]  ⁸ tn Heb “[the] one who does amazing things by himself.”

[118:23]  ⁹ tn Heb “it is amazing in our eyes.” The use of the plural pronoun here and in vv. 24-27 suggests that the psalmist may be speaking for the entire nation. However, it is more likely that vv. 22-27 are the people’s response to the psalmist’s thanksgiving song (see especially v. 26). They rejoice with him because his deliverance on the battlefield (see vv. 10-12) had national repercussions.