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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Psalms 66:3

Verse Psalms 66:3. How terrible art thou ] Consider the plagues with which he afflicted Egypt before he brought your fathers from their captivity, which obliged all his enemies to submit.

Thine enemies submit themselves] Literally, lie unto thee. This was remarkably the case with Pharaoh and the Egyptians. They promised again and again to let the people go, when the hand of the Lord was upon them: and they as frequently falsified their word.

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See also Psalms 66:3 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    SAY UNTO GOD - In your songs of praise. Let your songs be directly addressed to him, setting forth the grounds of that praise, or the reasons why it is due to him. HOW TERRIBLE ART THOU IN THY WORKS!...

  • 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...

  • 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

    _How terrible_art thou in _thy works!_ Better as R.V., How terrible are thy works! Cp. Psalms 65:5; Revelation 15:3. _through the greatness of thy power_ Rather, of thy strength; cp. Psalms 46:1;...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    THINE ENEMIES SUBMIT THEMSELVES UNTO THEE— According to the original, לךֶ יכחשׁו _iekachashu leka, lie unto thee._ See on Psalms 18:44....

  • 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

    _SAY UNTO GOD, HOW TERRIBLE ART THOU IN THY WORKS! THROUGH THE GREATNESS OF THY POWER SHALL THINE ENEMIES SUBMIT THEMSELVES UNTO THEE._ Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit t...

  • 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...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    _Art thou_ in THY WORKS] RV 'are thy works': see 65s....

  • 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...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    אִמְר֣וּ לֵ֭ אלֹהִים מַה ־נֹּורָ֣א מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ...

  • 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

    Say unto God, How terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies (b) submit themselves unto thee. (b) As the faithful obey God willingly, so the infidels dis...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Way. The true religion. (Menochius) --- Salvation. Christ, who is the only way to be saved, John xiv. 6., and Matthew i. 21. (Calmet) --- This way is new, leading to new heavens, &c., Hebrews x. 20.,...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    If we read these verses with reference to the great work of redemption wrought upon the heart of a sinner, how very decisive are they of the covenant promises made to the person of the Redeemer by the...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    3._Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! _Here he proceeds to state the grounds why he would have us to praise God. Many content themselves with coldly descanting to others of his praises,...

  • 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

    SAY UNTO GOD,.... Or, "concerning God" t, as some; or, "before God", as the Targum; say to him as follows, in psalms and hymns of praise: HOW TERRIBLE ART THOU IN THY WORKS! or "reverend" u; to be fe...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Say unto God, How terrible [art thou in] thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. Ver. 3. _Say unto God_] Hereby it appeareth that this, among ot...

  • 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

    Say unto God, How terrible, to be regarded with awe and fear, ART THOU IN THY WORKS! Cf Revelation 15:3. THROUGH THE GREATNESS OF THY POWER SHALL THINE ENEMIES SUBMIT THEMSELVES UNTO THEE, they fawn b...

  • 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....

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SUBMIT THEMSELVES: Or, yield feigned obedience, _Heb._ lie...

  • 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

    HOW TERRIBLE ART THOU IN THY WORKS! To wit to thine enemies, as it follows. _Submit themselves unto thee_, Heb. _lie unto thee_, i.e. profess subjection to thee, not sincerely and freely, but by const...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 66:3 Say H559 (H8798) God H430 awesome H3372 (H8737) works H4639 greatness H7230 power H5797 enemies...

  • 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...

  • 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

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  • 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

    Exodus 15:1; Exodus 15:21; Isaiah 2:19; Isaiah 64:3; Jeremiah 10:10;...

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