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Psalms 66:1
Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands, the call being so general as to include all the inhabitants of the world.
Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands, the call being so general as to include all the inhabitants of the world.
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...
MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE UNTO GOD - literally, “Shout.” It is a call for exultation and praise. ALL YE LANDS - Margin, as in Hebrew, all the earth. The occasion was one that made universal exultation and p...
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...
TITLE. SONG. Hebrew. _shir_. See App-65. PSALM. Hebrew. _mizmor._ See App-65. YE LANDS. the earth; earth being put by Figure of speech _Metonymy_ (of Subject), for its inhabitants....
_Make a joyful noise_ Or, as the word is rendered in Psalms 47:1, shout: greet Him with the acclamations which befit a victorious king. _all ye lands_ Lit. as R.V., all the earth, as in Psalms 66:4....
All the earth is summoned to worship God and acknowledge the greatness of His power....
_David exhorteth to praise God, to observe his great works, to bless him for his gracious benefits: he voweth for himself religious service to God: he declareth God's special goodness to himself._ To...
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...
_MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE UNTO GOD, ALL YE LANDS:_ Psalms 66:1.-Thanksgiving for deliverance. All the earth is invited to praise God for the marvels performed for His people (Psalms 66:1); the marvels, esp...
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...
MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE. — Better, _sing aloud,_ or _shout._ ALL YE LANDS. — The margin is better....
לַ֭ † מְנַצֵּחַ שִׁ֣יר מִזְמֹ֑ור הָרִ֥יעוּ לֵ֝...
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...
"To the chief Musician, A Song [or] Psalm." Make a joyful noise unto God, (a) all ye lands: (a) He prophecies that all nations will come to the knowledge of God, who then was only known in Judea....
_For David, is not in Hebrew, nor in some copies of the Septuagint. (Calmet) --- Yet the psalm expresses the sentiments of the royal prophet, (Berthier) or it is a sequel to the two former [psalms], t...
CONTENTS Here we have a song of praise, both for the public mercies of God to his church, and the private manifestations of the same to every individual of it. To the chief musician, A Song 1-8 In...
1._Shout unto God, all the earth _The psalm begins with this general declaration, which is afterwards reduced to particulars. (467) He addresses himself to the whole world, and from this it would seem...
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...
MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE UNTO GOD,.... The Creator of the ends of the earth; the Provider for all his creatures; and the Dispenser of the blessings of grace, under the Gospel dispensation, to men in all co...
Psalms 66:1 «To the chief Musician, A Song [or] Psalm. » Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Ver. 1. _Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands_] Heb. All the earth; shout aloud for joy, as...
_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...
ALL YE LANDS: _ Heb._ all the earth...
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...
PSALM 66 THE ARGUMENT The author and time of the composing of this Psalm are uncertain. This is manifest, and sufficient for our understanding of it. That it was made upon the occasion of some great a...
Psalms 66:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) Song H7892 Psalm H4210 shout H7321 (H8685) God H430 earth H776 Make -
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
1 Chronicles 15:28; 1 Chronicles 16:23; 1 Chronicles 16:24; Isaiah 24:16;...
All lands — Ye people of all nations. He invites the Gentile world, to the contemplation and celebration of God's works....