Discovery BoxPsalms 31:21 
Context31:21 The Lord deserves praise 1
for he demonstrated his amazing faithfulness to me when I was besieged by enemies. 2
Psalms 71:17
Context71:17 O God, you have taught me since I was young,
and I am still declaring 3 your amazing deeds.
Psalms 77:11
Context77:11 I will remember the works of the Lord.
Yes, I will remember the amazing things you did long ago! 4
Psalms 78:12
Context78:12 He did amazing things in the sight of their ancestors,
in the land of Egypt, in the region of Zoan. 5
Psalms 88:10
Context88:10 Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead?
Do the departed spirits 6 rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)
Psalms 88:12
Context88:12 Are your amazing deeds experienced 7 in the dark region, 8
or your deliverance in the land of oblivion? 9
Psalms 89:5
Context89:5 O Lord, the heavens 10 praise your amazing deeds,
as well as your faithfulness in the angelic assembly. 11
Psalms 98:1
ContextA psalm.
98:1 Sing to the Lord a new song, 13
for he performs 14 amazing deeds!
His right hand and his mighty arm
accomplish deliverance. 15
Psalms 107:8
Context107:8 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,
and for the amazing things he has done for people! 16
Psalms 107:15
Context107:15 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,
and for the amazing things he has done for people! 17
Psalms 107:21
Context107:21 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,
and for the amazing things he has done for people! 18
Psalms 107:31
Context107:31 Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love,
and for the amazing things he has done for people! 19
1 tn Heb “blessed [be] the
2 tn Heb “for he caused his faithfulness to be amazing to me in a besieged city.” The psalmist probably speaks figuratively here. He compares his crisis to being trapped in a besieged city, but the
3 tn Heb “and until now I am declaring.”
4 tn Heb “yes, I will remember from old your wonders.”
sn The psalmist refuses to allow skepticism to win out. God has revealed himself to his people in tangible, incontrovertible ways in the past and the psalmist vows to remember the historical record as a source of hope for the future.
5 sn The region of Zoan was located in the Egyptian delta, where the enslaved Israelites lived (see Num 13:22; Isa 19:11, 13; 30:4; Ezek 30:14).
6 tn Heb “Rephaim,” a term that refers to those who occupy the land of the dead (see Isa 14:9; 26:14, 19).
7 tn Heb “known.”
8 tn Heb “darkness,” here a title for Sheol.
9 tn Heb “forgetfulness.” The noun, which occurs only here in the OT, is derived from a verbal root meaning “to forget.”
sn The rhetorical questions in vv. 10-12 expect the answer, “Of course not!”
10 tn As the following context makes clear, the personified “heavens” here stand by metonymy for the angelic beings that surround God’s heavenly throne.
11 tn Heb “in the assembly of the holy ones.” The phrase “holy ones” sometimes refers to God’s people (Ps 34:9) or to their priestly leaders (2 Chr 35:3), but here it refers to God’s heavenly assembly and the angels that surround his throne (see vv. 6-7).
12 sn Psalm 98. The psalmist summons the whole earth to praise God because he reveals his justice and delivers Israel.
13 sn A new song is appropriate because the Lord is constantly intervening in the world as its just king. See Ps 96:1.
14 tn The perfect verbal forms in vv. 1-3 are understood here as describing characteristic divine activities. Another option is to translate them as present perfects, “has performed…has accomplished deliverance, etc.” referring to completed actions that have continuing results.
15 tn Heb “his right hand delivers for him and his holy arm.” The right hand and arm symbolize his power as a warrior-king (see Isa 52:10). His arm is “holy” in the sense that it is in a category of its own; God’s power is incomparable.
16 tn Heb “and [for] his amazing deeds for the sons of man.”
17 tn Heb “and [for] his amazing deeds for the sons of man.” See v. 8.
18 tn Heb “and [for] his amazing deeds for the sons of man.” See v. 8.
19 tn Heb “and [for] his amazing deeds for the sons of man.” See v. 8.
