Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Psalms 66:5-7
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.
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.
Verse Psalms 66:5. _COME AND SEE THE WORKS OF GOD_] Let every man lay God's wonderful dealings with us to heart; and compare our deliverance from _Babylon_ to that of our fathers from _Egypt_....
COME AND SEE THE WORKS OF GOD - See the notes at Psalms 46:8, where substantially the same expression occurs. The idea is, “Come and see what God has done and is doing; come and learn from this what h...
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...
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...
COME AND SEE. Note the correspondence of Psalms 66:16, "Come and hear". CHILDREN. sons. MEN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14....
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...
_COME AND SEE THE WORKS OF GOD: HE IS TERRIBLE IN HIS DOING TOWARD THE CHILDREN OF MEN._ Come and see the works of God. Psalms 46:8 was probably written shortly before (cf. introductory remarks). The...
66:5 works (a-5) See Psalms 46:8 ....
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...
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...
לְכ֣וּ וּ֭ רְאוּ מִפְעֲלֹ֣ות אֱלֹהִ֑ים נֹורָ֥א...
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...
“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...
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...
(c) Come and see the works of God: [he is] terrible [in his] doing toward the (d) children of men. (c) He refers to the slothful dullness of man, who is cold in the consideration of God's works. (d)...
_Earth. Thou art the Father and ruler of thy people. Let all submit to the sweet yoke of Christ, Zacharias viii. 21._...
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...
5._Come and see the works of God _An indirect censure is here passed upon that almost universal thoughtlessness which leads men to neglect the praises of God. Why is it that they so blindly overlook t...
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...
COME AND SEE THE WORKS OF GOD,.... Of the Messiah, God manifest in the flesh; those divine works which he did when here on earth; his miraculous works, which were proofs of his deity and Messiahship;...
Come and see the works of God: [he is] terrible [in his] doing toward the children of men. Ver. 5. _Come and see_] _Venite, videte; _ he taketh good people by the hand, as it were, leading them to th...
_Come and see the works of God_, &c. Inquire after and consider seriously what works of stupendous power God has shown in the earth, in regard to the human race, and on their account. _He turned the s...
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....
Come and see the works of God, the invitation being extended to all men to convince themselves from facts illustrated in Israel's history; HE IS TERRIBLE, demanding awe and reverence, IN HIS DOING TOW...
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...
SEE THE WORKS OF GOD; consider them wisely and seriously, for God's glory, and for your own good. TOWARD THE CHILDREN OF MEN; to all his enemies; whom he calls the children of men, partly in way of co...
Psalms 66:5 Come H3212 (H8798) see H7200 (H8798) works H4659 God H430 awesome H3372 (H8737) doing...
B). A CALL FOR THEM TO REMEMBER AND TAKE NOTE OF WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR HIS PEOPLE IN THE PAST (PSALMS 66:5). The nations are now called on to consider what God has done in the past (the crossing of th...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
_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...
_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...
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
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
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....
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...
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...
Ezekiel 1:18; Numbers 23:23; Psalms 111:2; Psalms 126:1; Psalms 46:8