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Verse Psalms 66:10. _FOR THOU, O GOD, HAST PROVED US_] This is a
metaphor taken from _melting_ and _refining metals_; afflictions and
trials of various kinds are represented as a _furnace_ where _ore...
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FOR THOU, O GOD, HAST PROVED US - That is, Thou hast tried us; thou
hast tested the reality of our attachment to thee, as silver is tried
by the application of fire. God had proved or tried them by br...
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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...
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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...
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A renewed call to the nations to praise God for His deliverance of
Israel from dangers which menaced the very existence of the nation....
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_proved us … tried us_ Words used of testing precious metals, and
smelting away the dross (Psalms 17:3; Psalms 26:2; Proverbs 17:3;
Jeremiah 9:7;...
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WHICH HOLDETH OUR SOUL IN LIFE— These verses plainly refer to the
deliverance from Egypt. After having made his people pass through
several trials in Egypt, God _brought them into a net: "They are
ent...
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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...
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_O BLESS OUR GOD, YE PEOPLE, AND MAKE THE VOICE OF HIS PRAISE TO BE
HEARD:_
-The sore trouble out of which God brought His people into a wealthy
place; praise to God accordingly.
Verse 8,9. O BLESS O...
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66:10 tried (c-10) tried. (c-15) Or 'refined.' see Psalms 12:6 ;
Psalms 18:30 , &c....
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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...
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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...
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כִּֽי ־בְחַנְתָּ֥נוּ אֱלֹהִ֑ים
צְ֝רַפְתָּ֗נוּ כִּ צְרָף...
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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...
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“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...
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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...
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Well may every redeemed soul join issue in this service, and call upon
everyone in union with Christ to bless a covenant God in him, and to
make the voice of his praise to be made known. Let the redee...
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10_For thou, O God! hast proved us _We may read, _Though thou, O God!
etc., _and then the passage comes in as a qualification of what went
before, and is brought forward by the Psalmist to enhance the...
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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...
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FOR THOU, O GOD, HAST PROVED US,.... And by the experiment found them
to be true and faithful; to have the truth of grace, and the root of
the matter in them; not reprobate silver, or their grace coun...
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For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is
tried.
Ver. 10. _For thou, O God, hast proved us_] _Non ut ipse sciat sed ut
scire nos faciat,_ saith Austin. God proveth his people,...
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_For thou, O God_, &c. Or, _nevertheless._ Though thou hast hitherto
helped us: and now delivered us, yet for a season thou hast sorely
afflicted us; _hast tried us as silver is tried_ That is, severe...
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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....
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For Thou, O God, hast proved us, as an assayer tests ore for precious
metals; THOU HAST TRIED US AS SILVER IS TRIED, casting them, as it
were, into a smelting furnace or pot, to remove all the dross a...
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8-12 The Lord not only preserves our temporal life, but maintains the
spiritual life which he has given to believers. By afflictions we are
proved, as silver in the fire. The troubles of the church wi...
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FOR, or _yet_, or _nevertheless_. Though thou hast hitherto helped us,
and now delivered us, yet for a season thou hast sorely afflicted us.
TRIED US, AS SILVER IS TRIED, i.e. severely, as if it were...
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D). THE NATIONS ARE TO TAKE NOTE OF THE WONDERFUL DELIVERANCE FROM A
DISASTROUS EXPERIENCE THAT HIS PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED (PSALMS 66:8).
The words that follow indicate some special trial that His pe...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_For Thou, O God, hast proved us; Thou hast tried us, as silver is
tried._
THE SOUL’S PURIFICATION BY SUFFERING
A most natural question--one asked by tried hearts in every age since
the world began--...
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_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...
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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
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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....
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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...
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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...
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1 Peter 1:6; 1 Peter 1:7; Deuteronomy 13:3; Deuteronomy 8:16; De
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Proved us — As it were in a burning furnace; and with a design to
purge out our dross....