9:11 Sing praises to the Lord, who rules 1 in Zion!
Tell the nations what he has done! 2
35:12 They repay me evil for the good I have done; 3
I am overwhelmed with sorrow. 4
39:9 I am silent and cannot open my mouth
because of what you have done. 5
77:12 I will think about all you have done;
I will reflect upon your deeds!”
78:11 They forgot what he had done, 6
the amazing things he had shown them.
78:42 They did not remember what he had done, 7
how he delivered them from the enemy, 8
106:13 They quickly forgot what he had done; 9
they did not wait for his instructions. 10
107:22 Let them present thank offerings,
and loudly proclaim what he has done! 11
118:17 I will not die, but live,
and I will proclaim what the Lord has done. 12
1 tn Heb “sits” (i.e., enthroned, and therefore ruling – see v. 4). Another option is to translate as “lives” or “dwells.”
2 tn Heb “declare among the nations his deeds.”
3 tn Heb “they repay me evil instead of good.”
4 tn Heb “[there is] bereavement to my soul.”
5 tn Heb “because you acted.” The psalmist has in mind God’s disciplinary measures (see vv. 10-13).
6 tn Heb “his deeds.”
7 tn Heb “his hand,” symbolizing his saving activity and strength, as the next line makes clear.
8 tn Heb “[the] day [in] which he ransomed them from [the] enemy.”
9 tn Heb “his works.”
10 tn Heb “his counsel.”
11 tn Heb “and let them proclaim his works with a ringing cry.”
12 tn Heb “the works of the