Psalms 34:3-4

34:3 Magnify the Lord with me!

Let’s praise ¹  his name together!

34:4 I sought the Lord’s help ²  and he answered me;

he delivered me from all my fears.

Psalms 66:17

66:17 I cried out to him for help ³ 

and praised him with my tongue. ⁴ 

Psalms 145:1

Psalm 145 ⁵ 

A psalm of praise, by David.

145:1 I will extol you, my God, O king!

I will praise your name continually! ⁶ 

Daniel 4:37

4:37 Now I, Nebuchadnezzar, praise and exalt and glorify the King of heaven, for all his deeds are right and his ways are just. He is able to bring down those who live ⁷  in pride.

[34:3]  ¹ tn Or “exalt.”

[34:4]  ² tn Heb “I sought the Lord.”

[66:17]  ³ tn Heb “to him [with] my mouth I called.”

[66:17]  ⁴ tn Heb “and he was extolled under my tongue.” The form רוֹמַם (romam) appears to be a polal (passive) participle from רוּם (rum, “be exalted”), but many prefer to read רוֹמָם, “high praise [was under my tongue]” (cf. NEB). See BDB 928 s.v. רוֹמָם.

[145:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 145. The psalmist praises God because he is a just and merciful king who cares for his people.

[145:1]  ⁶ tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”

[4:37]  ⁷ tn Aram “walk.”