Psalms 88:12

88:12 Are your amazing deeds experienced ¹  in the dark region, ² 

or your deliverance in the land of oblivion? ³ 

Psalms 77:11

77:11 I will remember the works of the Lord.

Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago! ⁴ 

Psalms 89:5

89:5 O Lord, the heavens ⁵  praise your amazing deeds,

as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. ⁶ 

[88:12]  ¹ tn Heb “known.”

[88:12]  ² tn Heb “darkness,” here a title for Sheol.

[88:12]  ³ tn Heb “forgetfulness.” The noun, which occurs only here in the OT, is derived from a verbal root meaning “to forget.”

[77:11]  ⁴ tn Heb “yes, I will remember from old your wonders.”

[89:5]  ⁷ tn As the following context makes clear, the personified “heavens” here stand by metonymy for the angelic beings that surround God’s heavenly throne.

[89:5]  ⁸ tn Heb “in the assembly of the holy ones.” The phrase “holy ones” sometimes refers to God’s people (Ps 34:9) or to their priestly leaders (2 Chr 35:3), but here it refers to God’s heavenly assembly and the angels that surround his throne (see vv. 6-7).