25:6 Remember 1 your compassionate and faithful deeds, O Lord,
for you have always acted in this manner. 2
63:6 whenever 3 I remember you on my bed,
and think about you during the nighttime hours.
74:18 Remember how 4 the enemy hurls insults, O Lord, 5
and how a foolish nation blasphemes your name!
74:22 Rise up, O God! Defend your honor! 6
Remember how fools insult you all day long! 7
78:42 They did not remember what he had done, 8
how he delivered them from the enemy, 9
112:6 For he will never be upended;
others will always remember one who is just. 10
ז (Zayin)
119:49 Remember your word to your servant,
for you have given me hope.
119:55 I remember your name during the night, O Lord,
and I will keep 11 your law.
A song of ascents. 13
132:1 O Lord, for David’s sake remember
all his strenuous effort, 14
137:1 By the rivers of Babylon
we sit down and weep 16
when we remember Zion.
1 tn That is, “remember” with the intention of repeating.
2 tn Heb “for from antiquity [are] they.”
3 tn The Hebrew term אִם (’im) is used here in the sense of “when; whenever,” as in Ps 78:34.
4 tn Heb “remember this.”
5 tn Or “[how] the enemy insults the
6 tn Or “defend your cause.”
7 tn Heb “remember your reproach from a fool all the day.”
8 tn Heb “his hand,” symbolizing his saving activity and strength, as the next line makes clear.
9 tn Heb “[the] day [in] which he ransomed them from [the] enemy.”
10 tn Heb “for an eternal memorial a just [one] will be.”
11 tn The cohortative verbal form expresses the psalmist’s resolve to obey the law.
12 sn Psalm 132. The psalmist reminds God of David’s devotion and of his promises concerning David’s dynasty and Zion.
13 sn The precise significance of this title, which appears in Pss 120-134, is unclear. Perhaps worshipers recited these psalms when they ascended the road to Jerusalem to celebrate annual religious festivals. For a discussion of their background see L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 219-21.
14 tn Heb “all his affliction.” This may refer to David’s strenuous and tireless efforts to make provision for the building of the temple (see 1 Chr 22:14). Some prefer to revocalize the text as עַנַוָתוֹ (’anavato, “his humility”).
15 sn Psalm 137. The Babylonian exiles lament their condition, vow to remain loyal to Jerusalem, and appeal to God for revenge on their enemies.
16 tn Heb “there we sit down, also we weep.”