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Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary

Psalms 66:2

i.e. Praise him in an extraordinary and eminent degree, so as he may have much glory from you.

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See also Psalms 66:2 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 66:2. _THE HONOUR OF HIS NAME_] Let his glorious and merciful acts be the _subject_ of your songs....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    SING FORTH THE HONOR OF HIS NAME - That is, Celebrate in appropriate praise the honor due to his name. Make that honor known in connection with songs. MAKE HIS PRAISE GLORIOUS - literally, “place hon...

  • 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

    MAKE HIS PRAISE GLORIOUS. Aram, and Syriac read "Celebrate the glory of His praise"....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    All the earth is summoned to worship God and acknowledge the greatness of His power....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _Sing forth the honour of his name_ Or, Hymn forth the glory Of his name: celebrate in a joyous psalm this fresh revelation of His character. _make his praise glorious_ Or, perhaps, _ascribe glory to...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    MAKE HIS PRAISE GLORIOUS— _Give him the glory of his praise; i.e._ The glory which is due to his praise, and belongs to it. See Isaiah 42:12. Mudge. Some render it, _Give him glory by praising him._...

  • 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

    _SING FORTH THE HONOUR OF HIS NAME: MAKE HIS PRAISE GLORIOUS._ Sing forth the honour (glory) of his name - i:e., 'the glory which belongs to Him because of His power and goodness manifested in His ac...

  • 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

    SING FORTH. — Literally, _play on the harp._ MAKE HIS PRAISE GLORIOUS. — So the LXX., but the construction is dubious. Literally, _put glory his praise,_ meaning perhaps, in parallelism with the first...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    זַמְּר֥וּ כְבֹֽוד ־שְׁמֹ֑ו שִׂ֥ימוּ כָ֝בֹ֗וד תְּהִלָּתֹֽו׃...

  • 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...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    Upon us, to grant our requests; or may the Messias come, Hebrews i. 3. --- And may, &c., is in the Arabic, and in most copies of the Septuagint and Vulgate, though it is omitted in Hebrew, &c., "and w...

  • 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

    SING FORTH THE HONOUR OF HIS NAME,.... Meaning not any particular names of the Messiah, such as in Isaiah 9:6; or his name "Jesus", a Saviour; though they are all honourable and glorious, and furnish...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious. Ver. 2. _Make his praise glorious_] Heb. Put glory to his praise; so Joshua 7:19. God's glory is as himself, eternal and infinite, no way...

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

    _Make a joyful noise, &c. all ye lands_ Ye people of all nations, who have seen the wonderful power, wisdom, goodness, and faithfulness of God manifested in our deliverance, it becomes you to acknowle...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THANKSGIVING FOR THE MIRACLES OF GOD'S DELIVERANCE. To the chief musician, for use in liturgical worship, a song or psalm, the name of the inspired poet not being mentioned....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Sing forth the honor of His name, exalting Him for the revelation of His essence and attributes; MAKE HIS PRAISE GLORIOUS, recognizing His majesty, giving honor to His renown, in order to spread His p...

  • 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...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 66:2 out H2167 (H8761) honor H3519 name H8034 Make H7760 (H8798) praise H8416 glorious H3519...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    PART 1. 1). GOD'S CALL TO THE NATIONS (PSALMS 66:1). A) A CALL FOR THE WHOLE EARTH TO PRAISE AND WORSHIP, AND TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION OF GOD, IN VIEW OF THE DELIVERANCE THAT HE HAS ACCOMPLISHED (PSAL...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    HEADING. ‘For the Chief Musician. A Song, a Psalm.' This Psalm is dedicated to the Chief Musician or Choirmaster. It probably indicates that it has been adapted for Temple worship. It is described as...

  • 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

    _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 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

    1 Chronicles 29:10; Isaiah 12:4; Isaiah 49:13; Isaiah 6:3; Nehemi

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