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Psalms 66:7

He ruleth by His power forever, His government being of everlasting duration; His eyes behold the nations, keeping watch over the affairs of all people in the world. Let not the rebellious exalt themselves, raising their heads in pride, with the notion that there is no one to see their wickedness or to punish it as it deserves. Selah. Once more the invitation of the believers rings out:

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See also Psalms 66:7 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 66:7. _HE RULETH BY HIS POWER_] His _omnipotence_ is employed to support his followers, and cast down his enemies. _HIS EYES BEHOLD THE NATIONS_] He sees what they purpose, what they int...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    HE RULETH BY HIS POWER FOR EVER - literally, “Ruling by his power forever.” The idea is, that he does this constantly; in each age and generation. He never has ceased to rule; he never will. His domin...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 66 The Praise and Worship of the Millennium _ 1. What God hath wrought! (Psalms 66:1)_ 2. Israel's praise and worship (Psalms 66:8) “Shout aloud unto God, all the earth! Sing the glory of H...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    LXVI. A AND LXVI. B. Here again we have two Pss., rather unskilfully joined together, for the former ends, the latter begins abruptly. In Psalms 66 A (Psalms 66:1) the speaker always uses the first pe...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    SELAH. Repeating the exhortation to praise, and connecting the two halves of the Psalm. (App-66.)...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    The nations are invited to contemplate God's mighty works for His people in the past, and to learn that the sovereignty to which they bear witness is eternal and universal....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _by his power_ By his might (R.V.), as Psalms 65:6. _for ever_ What is true for the past is true for the present and the future. God's sovereignty is eternal. Cp. Psalms 145:13; Jeremiah 10:10. his e...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    LET NOT THE REBELLIOUS EXALT THEMSELVES— The _rebellious_ or _refractory; i.e._ Pharaoh, whose stubbornness and pride occasioned his ruin. But the caution was still as necessary as ever. God's eyes we...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 66 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Invitation to All the Earth to Join in Israel's Song of Praise. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 66:1-4, Invitation based on Display of Divine Power. Stanza II., Psalms 66:5-7...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _HE RULETH BY HIS POWER FOR EVER; HIS EYES BEHOLD THE NATIONS: LET NOT THE REBELLIOUS EXALT THEMSELVES. SELAH._ His eyes behold the nations - `His eyes look forth among the people.' From his heavenly...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    This Ps. triumphantly celebrates a great national deliverance. The whole earth is summoned to join in the chorus of praise (Psalms 66:1). The memories of the exodus are recalled (Psalms 66:5), but onl...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    PSALMS 42:72 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end. The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HIS EYES BEHOLD. — Better, _his eyes keep watch on the nations._ God is, as it were, Israel’s outpost, ever on the alert to warn and defend them against surrounding nations. LET NOT... — Literally, _t...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    מֹ֘שֵׁ֤ל בִּ גְבוּרָתֹ֨ו ׀ עֹולָ֗ם עֵ֭ינָיו בַּ †...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 66:1 THE most striking feature of this psalm is the transition from the plural "we" and "our," in Psalms 66:1, to the singular "I" and "my," in Psalms 66:13. Ewald supposes that two independent...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    “COME AND SEE THE WORKS OF GOD” Psalms 66:1 Some of the old expositors speak of this psalm as “the Lord's Prayer in the Old Testament.” A SUMMONS TO PRAISE, PSALMS 66:1 The devout soul cannot be gl...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    This is one of the most beautiful of the songs of worship. It is divided into two parts by a change from the use of the plural pronoun (verses Psa 66:1-12) to the use of the singular (verses Psa 66:13...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious (e) exalt themselves. Selah. (e) He proves that God will extend his grace also to the Gentiles, because he punishe...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Fruit, after rain; or, in a spiritual sense, Jesus Christ, the root, or bud of Jesse, (Isaias iv. 2.; Calmet) born in Judea, (Berthier) of the holy Virgin. (St. Jerome) --- God. The triple repetition...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    The Psalmist is here inviting the people to peruse the account of the deliverance of Israel from Egypt. And evidently the Holy Ghost intends this ministry of his servant to be directed as a means, in...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    7._He ruleth by his power over the world _The Hebrew word עולם, _olam, _which I have translated _the world, _signifies occasionally _an age, _or _eternity; _(474) but the first sense seems to agree be...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 65, 66 AND 67. In Psalms 65-67 we have the bright side, the bright and joyful confidence of the saint who is conscious of being heard, and who, though not yet in...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    HE RULETH BY HIS POWER FOREVER,.... Christ is the Ruler in Israel, King over his holy hill of Zion; who must reign till all enemies are put under his feet. He rules in the kingdom of nature and provid...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah. Ver. 7. _He ruleth by his power_] As sole sovereign, universal monarch, αυτοκρατωρ, παντο...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _He ruleth by his power for ever_ The same power which God possessed and exerted for his people in ancient times, he still possesses in as great vigour as ever, and is as able and ready to act for the...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-7 The holy church throughout all the world lifts up her voice, to laud that Name which is above every name, to make the praise of Jesus glorious, both by word and deed; that others may be led to glo...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    The same power which God had and put forth for his people in ancient time, he still hath in as great vigour as ever, and is not at all weakened by age, and is as able and ready to act for them now as...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 66:7 rules H4910 (H8802) power H1369 forever H5769 eyes H5869 observe H6822 (H8799) nations H1471 rebellious...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    C). A WARNING TO THE NATIONS TO REMEMBER IN THE LIGHT OF HIS HISTORIC ACTIVITY THAT HE IS OBSERVING THEM (PSALMS 66:7). Psalms 66:7 ‘He rules by his might for ever, His eyes observe the nations, L...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 66:1. _Make a joyful noise unto God all ye lands: sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious._ In a company of advanced saints, silence may be sometimes profitable. The first...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 66:1. _Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:_ Let not Israel alone do it. Take up the strain, ye nations. He is the God of all the nations of the earth. «Make a joyful noise unto God, al...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: A call to praise God for His sovereign dominion and power in the whole creation. CHARACTERS: God, Psalmist. CONCLUSION: God's works are wonderful in themselves and if duly considered, will...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This in the Greek is called a psalm of the resurrection, no doubt because God had in David's time revived the nation. The application to the captivity is unsupported by the language of joy. David here...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _He ruleth by His power for ever: His eyes behold the nations._ THE NATURE AND DESIGN OF MORAL GOVERNMENT Everything around points us to a law or rule, by which creation is governed, and this implie...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Come and see the works of God._ THE ETERNAL RULER OF THE UNIVERSE I. As an object for human study. “Come and see the works of God.” 1. The highest study of man is God. All other studies, unless th...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _All the earth shall worship Thee, and shall sing unto Thee._ THE WORLD’S CONVERSION I. The glorious and auspicious prospect which is here opened to our view. All the earth shall worship Jehovah, an...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands._ PROVIDENCE The real theme of this psalm is in the last section: it is a psalm of thanksgiving for a special mercy experienced by an individual. But the a...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 66:1. This is a thanksgiving for God’s answer to the prayer of one particular member of God’s people. The first half (vv. Psalms 66:1) describ

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 66:5 Since Israel exists to bring God’s light to the world (Exodus 19:5), what God has done for Israel he has done for all peoples—he is awesome in his deeds

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION _Superscription_.—“_To the chief Musician_.” See Introduction to Psalms 57. “_A Psalm or Song_. See Introduction to Psalms 48. Both the author and the occasion of the psalm are unknown....

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIS is another song of thanksgiving, and is connected with a special deliverance (Psalms 66:10). The composer is about to offer a sacrifice to God in his holy place, in performance of a vo...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Sing forth the honor of his name: make his praise glorious (Psalms 66:1-2). Sing forth the honor of the name of the Lord; make His praise glorious. Oh, tha...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Chronicles 16:9; Daniel 4:35; Daniel 5:20; Daniel 6:26; Daniel 6:27

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