Psalms 51:15

51:15 O Lord, give me the words! ¹ 

Then my mouth will praise you. ² 

Psalms 79:13

79:13 Then we, your people, the sheep of your pasture,

will continually thank you. ³ 

We will tell coming generations of your praiseworthy acts. ⁴ 

Psalms 106:2

106:2 Who can adequately recount the Lord’s mighty acts,

or relate all his praiseworthy deeds? ⁵ 

[51:15]  ¹ tn Heb “open my lips.” The imperfect verbal form is used here to express the psalmist’s wish or request.

[51:15]  ² tn Heb “and my mouth will declare your praise.”

[79:13]  ³ tn Or (hyperbolically) “will thank you forever.”

[79:13]  ⁴ tn Heb “to a generation and a generation we will report your praise.” Here “praise” stands by metonymy for the mighty acts that prompt worship. Cf. Ps 9:14.

[106:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “[or] cause to be heard all his praise.”