66:8 Praise 1 our God, you nations!
Loudly proclaim his praise! 2
146:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord, O my soul!
150:5 Praise him with loud cymbals!
Praise him with clanging cymbals!
113:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise, you servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
135:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the name of the Lord!
Offer praise, you servants of the Lord,
148:1 Praise the Lord!
Praise the Lord from the sky!
Praise him in the heavens!
1 tn Heb “bless,” in the sense of declaring “God to be the source of…special power” (see HALOT 160 s.v. II ברך pi).
2 tn Heb “cause the voice of his praise to be heard.”
3 sn Psalm 146. The psalmist urges his audience not to trust in men, but in the
4 sn Psalm 113. The psalmist praises God as the sovereign king of the world who reaches down to help the needy.
5 sn Psalm 135. The psalmist urges God’s people to praise him because he is the incomparable God and ruler of the world who has accomplished great things for Israel.
6 sn Psalm 148. The psalmist calls upon all creation to praise the Lord, for he is the creator and sovereign king of the world.