150:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise God in his sanctuary!
Praise him in the sky, which testifies to his strength! 2
100:4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving,
and his courts with praise!
Give him thanks!
Praise his name!
115:18 But we will praise the Lord
now and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!
135:19 O family 3 of Israel, praise the Lord!
O family of Aaron, praise the Lord!
135:20 O family of Levi, praise the Lord!
You loyal followers 4 of the Lord, praise the Lord!
135:21 The Lord deserves praise in Zion 5 –
he who dwells in Jerusalem. 6
Praise the Lord!
145:2 Every day I will praise you!
I will praise your name continually! 7
145:21 My mouth will praise the Lord. 8
Let all who live 9 praise his holy name forever!
148:2 Praise him, all his angels! 10
Praise him, all his heavenly assembly! 11
148:3 Praise him, O sun and moon!
Praise him, all you shiny stars! 12
150:2 Praise him for his mighty acts!
Praise him for his surpassing greatness!
150:3 Praise him with the blast of the horn!
Praise him with the lyre and the harp!
150:4 Praise him with the tambourine and with dancing!
Praise him with stringed instruments and the flute!
150:6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord!
89:52 13 The Lord deserves praise 14 forevermore!
We agree! We agree! 15
119:12 You deserve praise, 16 O Lord!
Teach me your statutes!
134:2 Lift your hands toward the sanctuary
and praise the Lord!
147:12 Extol the Lord, O Jerusalem!
Praise your God, O Zion!
By David.
103:1 Praise the Lord, O my soul!
With all that is within me, praise 18 his holy name!
104:35 May sinners disappear 19 from the earth,
and the wicked vanish!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
Praise the Lord!
A psalm of praise, by David.
145:1 I will extol you, my God, O king!
I will praise your name continually! 21
147:1 Praise the Lord,
for it is good to sing praises to our God!
Yes, 23 praise is pleasant and appropriate!
149:1 Praise the Lord!
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Praise him in the assembly of the godly! 25
103:22 Praise the Lord, all that he has made, 26
in all the regions 27 of his kingdom!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
106:48 The Lord God of Israel deserves praise, 28
in the future and forevermore. 29
Let all the people say, “We agree! 30 Praise the Lord!” 31
148:14 He has made his people victorious, 32
and given all his loyal followers reason to praise –
the Israelites, the people who are close to him. 33
Praise the Lord!
1 sn Psalm 150. The Psalter concludes with a resounding call for praise from everything that has breath.
2 tn Heb “the sky of his strength.”
3 tn Heb “house” (here and in the next two lines).
4 tn Heb “fearers.”
5 tn Heb “praised be the
6 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.
7 tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”
8 tn Heb “the praise of the
9 tn Heb “all flesh.”
10 tn Or “heavenly messengers.”
11 tn Heb “all his host.”
12 tn Heb “stars of light.”
13 sn The final verse of Ps 89, v. 52, is a conclusion to this third “book” (or major editorial division) of the Psalter. Similar statements appear at or near the end of each of the first, second and fourth “books” of the Psalter (see Pss 41:13; 72:18-19; 106:48, respectively).
14 tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21.
15 tn Heb “surely and surely” (אָמֵן וְאָמֵן [’amen vÿ’amen], i.e., “Amen and amen”). This is probably a congregational response to the immediately preceding statement about the propriety of praising God; thus it has been translated “We agree! We agree!”
16 tn Heb “[are] blessed.”
17 sn Psalm 103. The psalmist praises God for his mercy and willingness to forgive his people.
18 tn The verb “praise” is understood by ellipsis in the second line (see the preceding line).
19 tn Or “be destroyed.”
20 sn Psalm 145. The psalmist praises God because he is a just and merciful king who cares for his people.
21 tn Or, hyperbolically, “forever.”
22 sn Psalm 147. The psalmist praises the
23 tn Or “for.”
24 sn Psalm 149. The psalmist calls upon God’s people to praise him because he is just and avenges them.
25 tn Heb “his praise in the assembly of the godly ones.”
26 tn Heb “all his works,” which includes mankind.
27 tn Heb “places.”
28 tn Heb “[be] blessed.” See Pss 18:46; 28:6; 31:21.
29 tn Heb “from everlasting to everlasting.”
30 tn Heb “surely” (אָמֵן, ’amen), traditionally transliterated “amen.”
31 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).
32 tn Heb “and he lifted up a horn for his people.” The horn of an ox underlies the metaphor (see Deut 33:17; 1 Kgs 22:11; Ps 92:10). The horn of the wild ox is frequently a metaphor for military strength; the idiom “exalt/lift up the horn” signifies military victory (see 1 Sam 2:10; Pss 75:10; 89:17, 24; 92:10; Lam 2:17). Another option is to take the “horn” as a symbol for the Davidic king, through whom the
33 tn “[there is] praise for all his loyal followers, to the sons of Israel, the people near him.” Here “praise” stands by metonymy for the victory that prompts it.