657 B
657 B
for it is pleasant to do so
"because we get pleasure from praising his name"
Yahweh has chosen Jacob
"Jacob" here refers to his descendants, the people of Israel. AT: "Yahweh has chosen Jacob's descendants" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)
Israel as his possession
The beginning of the sentence can be stated clearly. AT: "he has chosen Israel to be his possession" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis)