¹ tn Heb “[to] your name, O Most High.” God’s “name” refers metonymically to his divine characteristics as suggested by his name, in this case “Most High.” This divine title (עֶלְיוֹן, ’elyo/) pictures God as the exalted ruler of the universe who vindicates the innocent and judges the wicked. See especially Ps 47:2.

² sn I will give you thanks before the nations. This probably alludes to the fact that the psalmist will praise the Lord in the presence of the defeated nations when they, as his subjects, bring their tribute payments. Ideally the Davidic king was to testify to the nations of God’s greatness. See J. H. Eaton, Kingship and the Psalms (SBT), 182-85.

³ tn Heb “to your name.” God’s “name” refers metonymically to his divine characteristics as suggested by his name, in this case “Lord,” the primary name of Israel’s covenant God which suggests his active presence with his people (see Exod 3:12-15).

⁴ tn Or “the peoples.”

⁵ tn Or “forever.”

⁶ tn Or perhaps, “and thereby fulfill.” The preposition with the infinitive construct here indicates an accompanying circumstance.

⁷ tn Or “bows down to.” The prefixed verbal forms in v. 4 are taken (1) as imperfects expressing what is typical. Another option (2) is to interpret them as anticipatory (“all the earth will worship you”) or (3) take them as jussives, expressing a prayer or wish (“may all the earth worship you”).

⁸ tn Heb “I will praise the name of God with a song.”

⁹ tn Heb “I will magnify him with thanks.”

¹⁰ tn Or “when.” The translation assumes that כִּי (ki) has an emphasizing (asseverative) function here.

¹¹ tn Heb “and my life [or “soul”] which you will have redeemed.” The perfect verbal form functions here as a future perfect. The psalmist anticipates praising God, for God will have rescued him by that time.

¹² tn Heb “I will declare forever.” The object needs to be supplied; God’s just judgment is in view.

¹³ tn Heb “lift up.”

¹⁴ tn Or “the peoples.”

¹⁵ tn Heb “for [it is] pleasant.” The translation assumes that it is the Lord’s “name” that is pleasant. Another option is to understand the referent of “it” as the act of praising (see Ps 147:1).

¹⁶ tn Heb “ways.”

¹⁷ tn Heb “great.”

¹⁸ sn Psalm 147. The psalmist praises the Lord for he is the sovereign ruler of the world who cares for the needs of his covenant people.

¹⁹ tn Or “for.”

²⁰ tn Heb “sing to the Lord with thanksgiving.”

²¹ sn Psalm 149. The psalmist calls upon God’s people to praise him because he is just and avenges them.

²² tn Heb “his praise in the assembly of the godly ones.”