106:1 Praise the Lord!
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
and his loyal love endures! 2
117:2 For his loyal love towers 3 over us,
and the Lord’s faithfulness endures.
Praise the Lord!
138:8 The Lord avenges me. 4
O Lord, your loyal love endures.
Do not abandon those whom you have made! 5
1 sn Psalm 106. The psalmist recalls Israel’s long history of rebellion against God, despite his mighty saving deeds on their behalf.
2 tn Heb “for forever [is] his loyal love.”
3 tn For this sense of the Hebrew verb גָּבַר (gavar), see Ps 103:11 and L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 17, 19.
4 tn Heb “avenges on my behalf.” For the meaning “to avenge” for the verb גָּמַר (gamar), see HALOT 197-98 s.v. גמר.
5 tn Heb “the works of your hands.” Many medieval Hebrew