Psalms 72:18-19

72:18 The Lord God, the God of Israel, deserves praise! ¹ 

He alone accomplishes amazing things! ² 

72:19 His glorious name deserves praise ³  forevermore!

May his majestic splendor ⁴  fill the whole earth!

We agree! We agree! ⁵ 

[72:18]  ¹ tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21; 41:13.

[72:18]  ² tn Heb “[the] one who does amazing things by himself.”

[72:19]  ³ tn Heb “[be] blessed.”

[72:19]  ⁴ tn Or “glory.”

[72:19]  ⁵ tn Heb “surely and surely” (אָמֵן וְאָמֵן [’amen vÿ’amen], i.e., “Amen and amen”). This is probably a congregational response of agreement to the immediately preceding statement about the propriety of praising God.