Discovery BoxPsalms 48:11 
Context48:11 Mount Zion rejoices;
the towns 1 of Judah are happy, 2
because of your acts of judgment. 3
Psalms 51:3
Context51:3 For I am aware of 4 my rebellious acts;
I am forever conscious of my sin. 5
Psalms 65:3
Context65:3 Our record of sins overwhelms me, 6
but you forgive 7 our acts of rebellion.
Psalms 66:5
Context66:5 Come and witness 8 God’s exploits! 9
His acts on behalf of people are awesome! 10
Psalms 74:12
Context74:12 But God has been my 11 king from ancient times,
performing acts of deliverance on the earth. 12
Psalms 103:7
Context103:7 The Lord revealed his faithful acts 13 to Moses,
his deeds to the Israelites.
Psalms 105:5
Context105:5 Recall the miraculous deeds he performed,
his mighty acts and the judgments he decreed, 14
Psalms 106:2
Context106:2 Who can adequately recount the Lord’s mighty acts,
or relate all his praiseworthy deeds? 15
Psalms 106:22
Context106:22 amazing feats in the land of Ham,
mighty 16 acts by the Red Sea.
Psalms 107:24
Context107:24 They witnessed the acts of the Lord,
his amazing feats on the deep water.
Psalms 111:7
Context111:7 His acts are characterized by 17 faithfulness and justice;
all his precepts are reliable. 18
Psalms 116:12
Context116:12 How can I repay the Lord
for all his acts of kindness to me?
Psalms 145:4
Context145:4 One generation will praise your deeds to another,
and tell about your mighty acts! 19
Psalms 145:6
Context145:6 They will proclaim 20 the power of your awesome acts!
I will declare your great deeds!
Psalms 145:12
Context145:12 so that mankind 21 might acknowledge your mighty acts,
and the majestic splendor of your kingdom.
Psalms 150:2
Context150:2 Praise him for his mighty acts!
Praise him for his surpassing greatness!
1 tn Heb “daughters.” The reference is to the cities of Judah surrounding Zion (see Ps 97:8 and H. Haag, TDOT 2:336).
2 tn The prefixed verbal forms are understood as generalizing imperfects. (For other examples of an imperfect followed by causal לְמַעַן [lÿma’an], see Ps 23:3; Isa 49:7; 55:5.) Another option is to interpret the forms as jussives, “Let Mount Zion rejoice! Let the towns of Judah be happy!” (cf. NASB, NRSV; note the imperatives in vv. 12-13.)
3 sn These acts of judgment are described in vv. 4-7.
4 tn Heb “know.”
5 tn Heb “and my sin [is] in front of me continually.”
6 tn Heb “the records of sins are too strong for me.”
7 tn Or “make atonement for.”
8 tn Or “see.”
10 tn Heb “awesome [is] an act toward the sons of man.” It is unclear how the prepositional phrase relates to what precedes. If collocated with “act,” it may mean “on behalf of” or “toward.” If taken with “awesome” (see 1 Chr 16:25; Pss 89:7; 96:4; Zeph 2:11), one might translate “his awesome acts are beyond human comprehension” or “his awesome acts are superior to anything men can do.”
11 tn The psalmist speaks as Israel’s representative here.
12 tn Heb “in the midst of the earth.”
13 tn Heb “made known his ways.” God’s “ways” in this context are his protective and salvific acts in fulfillment of his promise (see also Deut 32:4; Pss 18:30; 67:2; 77:13 [note vv. 11-12, 14]; 138:5; 145:17).
14 tn Heb “and the judgments of his mouth.”
15 tn Heb “[or] cause to be heard all his praise.”
16 tn Or “awe-inspiring.”
17 tn Heb “the deeds of his hands [are].”
18 tn That is, fair and for man’s good.
19 tn The prefixed verbal forms in v. 4 are understood as imperfects, indicating how the psalmist expects his audience to respond to his praise. Another option is to take the forms as jussives, indicating the psalmist’s wish, “may one generation praise…and tell about.”
20 tn The prefixed verbal form is understood as an imperfect, indicating how the psalmist expects his audience to respond to his praise. Another option is to take the forms as a jussive, indicating the psalmist’s wish, “may they proclaim.”
21 tn Heb “the sons of man.”
