Psalms 34:3

34:3 Magnify the Lord with me!

Let’s praise ¹  his name together!

Psalms 66:20

66:20 God deserves praise, ² 

for ³  he did not reject my prayer

or abandon his love for me! ⁴ 

Psalms 105:28

105:28 He made it dark; ⁵ 

they did not disobey his orders. ⁶ 

Psalms 132:1

Psalm 132 ⁷ 

A song of ascents. ⁸ 

132:1 O Lord, for David’s sake remember

all his strenuous effort, ⁹ 

[34:3]  ¹ tn Or “exalt.”

[66:20]  ² tn Heb “blessed [be] God.”

[66:20]  ³ tn Or “who.” In a blessing formula after בָּרוּךְ (barukh, “blessed be”) the form אֲשֶׁר (’asher), whether taken as a relative pronoun or causal particle, introduces the basis for the blessing/praise.

[66:20]  ⁴ tn Heb “did not turn aside my prayer and his loyal love with me.”

[105:28]  ³ tn Heb “he sent darkness and made it dark.”

[105:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “they did not rebel against his words.” Apparently this refers to Moses and Aaron, who obediently carried out God’s orders.

[132:1]  ⁴ sn Psalm 132. The psalmist reminds God of David’s devotion and of his promises concerning David’s dynasty and Zion.

[132:1]  ⁵ sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.

[132:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “all his affliction.” This may refer to David’s strenuous and tireless efforts to make provision for the building of the temple (see 1 Chr 22:14). Some prefer to revocalize the text as עַנַוָתוֹ (’anavato, “his humility”).