Psalms 79:9

79:9 Help us, O God, our deliverer!

For the sake of your glorious reputation, 1  rescue us!

Forgive our sins for the sake of your reputation! 2 

Psalms 90:15

90:15 Make us happy in proportion to the days you have afflicted us,

in proportion to the years we have experienced 3  trouble!

Psalms 106:47

106:47 Deliver us, O Lord, our God!

Gather us from among the nations!

Then we will give thanks 4  to your holy name,

and boast about your praiseworthy deeds. 5 

Psalms 115:1

Psalm 115 6 

115:1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us!

But to your name bring honor, 7 

for the sake of your loyal love and faithfulness. 8 

1 tn Heb “the glory of your name.” Here and in the following line “name” stands metonymically for God’s reputation.

2 tn Heb “your name.”

3 tn Heb “have seen.”

4 tn Heb “to give thanks.” The infinitive construct indicates result after the imperative.

5 tn Heb “to boast in your praise.”

6 sn Psalm 115. The psalmist affirms that Israel’s God is superior to pagan idols and urges Israel to place their confidence in him.

7 tn Or “give glory.”

8 sn The psalmist asks the Lord to demonstrate his loyal love and faithfulness, not simply so Israel may benefit, but primarily so that the Lord will receive honor among the nations, who will recognize, contrary to their present view (see v. 2), that Israel’s God is committed to his people.