Discovery BoxPsalms 22:28 
Contextand rules over the nations.
Psalms 47:3
Context47:3 He subdued nations beneath us 2
and countries 3 under our feet.
Psalms 66:8
Context66:8 Praise 4 our God, you nations!
Loudly proclaim his praise! 5
Psalms 106:35
Context106:35 They mixed in with the nations
and learned their ways. 6
Psalms 115:2
Context115:2 Why should the nations say,
“Where is their God?”
Psalms 135:10
Context135:10 He defeated many nations,
and killed mighty kings –
1 tn Heb “for to the
2 tn On the meaning of the verb דָּבַר (davar, “subdue”), a homonym of דָּבַר (“speak”), see HALOT 209-10 s.v. I דבר. See also Ps 18:47 and 2 Chr 22:10. The preterite form of the verb suggests this is an historical reference and the next verse, which mentions the gift of the land, indicates that the conquest under Joshua is in view.
3 tn Or “peoples” (see Pss 2:1; 7:7; 9:8; 44:2).
4 tn Heb “bless,” in the sense of declaring “God to be the source of…special power” (see HALOT 160 s.v. II ברך pi).
5 tn Heb “cause the voice of his praise to be heard.”
6 tn Heb “their deeds.”
