Psalms 78:12

78:12 He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors,

in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. ¹ 

Psalms 109:15

109:15 May the Lord be constantly aware of them, ² 

and cut off the memory of his children ³  from the earth!

Psalms 138:1

Psalm 138 ⁴ 

By David.

138:1 I will give you thanks with all my heart;

before the heavenly assembly ⁵  I will sing praises to you.

[78:12]  ¹ sn The region of Zoan was located in the Egyptian delta, where the enslaved Israelites lived (see Num 13:22; Isa 19:11, 13; 30:4; Ezek 30:14).

[109:15]  ² tn Heb “may they [that is, the sins mentioned in v. 14] be before the Lord continually.”

[109:15]  ³ tn Heb “their memory.” The plural pronominal suffix probably refers back to the children mentioned in v. 13, and for clarity this has been specified in the translation.

[138:1]  ³ sn Psalm 138. The psalmist vows to thank the Lord for his deliverance and protection.

[138:1]  ⁴ tn The referent of the Hebrew term אֱלֹהִים (’elohim) is unclear. It refers either to the angelic assembly (see Gen 3:5; Ps 8:5) or to the pagan gods (see Pss 82:1, 6; 86:8; 97:7), in which case the psalmist’s praise takes on a polemical tone.