Psalms 68:35

68:35 You are awe-inspiring, O God, as you emerge from your holy temple! ¹ 

It is the God of Israel ²  who gives the people power and strength.

God deserves praise! ³ 

Psalms 106:48

106:48 The Lord God of Israel deserves praise, ⁴ 

in the future and forevermore. ⁵ 

Let all the people say, “We agree! ⁶  Praise the Lord!” ⁷ 

[68:35]  ¹ tn Heb “awesome [is] God from his holy places.” The plural of מִקְדָּשׁ (miqdash, “holy places”) perhaps refers to the temple precincts (see Ps 73:17; Jer 51:51).

[68:35]  ² tn Heb “the God of Israel, he.”

[68:35]  ³ tn Heb “blessed [be] God.”

[106:48]  ⁴ tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21.

[106:48]  ⁵ tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”

[106:48]  ⁶ tn Heb “surely” (אָמֵן, ’amen), traditionally transliterated “amen.”

[106:48]  ⁷ sn The final verse (v. 48) is a conclusion to this fourth “book” (or major editorial division) of the Psalter. Similar statements appear at or near the end of each of the first, second and third “books” of the Psalter (see Pss 41:13; 72:18-19; 89:52, respectively).