Psalms 66:1

PSALM LXVI

The psalmist exhorts all to praise God for the wonders he has

wrought, 1-4;

calls on Israel to consider his mighty acts in behalf of their

fathers, 5-7;

his goodness in their own behalf, 8-12;

he resolves to pay his vows to God, and offer his promised

sacrifices, 13-15;

calls on all to hear what God had done for his soul, 15-20.

NOTES ON PSALM LXVI

There is nothing particular in the title of the Psalm. It is not attributed to David either by the Hebrew, Chaldee, Syriac, Septuagint, Vulgate, or AEthiopic. The Arabic alone prefixes the name of David. The Vulgate, Septuagint, AEthiopic, and Arabic, call it a psalm of the resurrection: but for this there is no authority. By many of the ancients it is supposed to be a celebration of the restoration from the Babylonish captivity. Others think it commemorates the deliverance of Israel from Egypt, their introduction into the Promised Land, and the establishment of the worship of God in Jerusalem.

Verse Psalms 66:1. Make a joyfull noise] Sing aloud to God, all ye lands - all ye people who, from different parts of the Babylonish empire, are now on return to your own land.