Psalms 57:2

57:2 I cry out for help to the sovereign God, ¹ 

to the God who vindicates ²  me.

Psalms 62:5

62:5 Patiently wait for God alone, my soul! ³ 

For he is the one who gives me confidence. ⁴ 

Psalms 66:1

Psalm 66 ⁵ 

For the music director; a song, a psalm.

66:1 Shout out praise to God, all the earth!

Psalms 68:32

68:32 O kingdoms of the earth, sing to God!

Sing praises to the Lord, (Selah)

[57:2]  ¹ tn Heb “to God Most High.” The divine title “Most High” (עֶלְיוֹן, ’elyon) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Ps 47:2.

[57:2]  ² tn Or “avenges in favor of.”

[62:5]  ³ tn Heb “only for God be silent, my soul.” The wording is similar to that of v. 1a. Here an imperatival form, דּוֹמִּי (dommiy, “be silent”), appears instead of the noun דּוּמִיָּה (dumiyyah, “silence”). The psalmist is encouraging himself to maintain his trust in God.

[62:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “for from him [is] my hope.”

[66:1]  ⁵ sn Psalm 66. The psalmist praises God because he has delivered his people from a crisis.