Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary
Psalms 66:17
With my mouth; with a loud voice and great fervency: or it is a pleonasm, as Psalms 44:1, We have heard with our ears. Extolled, i.e. praised by me, to wit, for answering my prayers.
With my mouth; with a loud voice and great fervency: or it is a pleonasm, as Psalms 44:1, We have heard with our ears. Extolled, i.e. praised by me, to wit, for answering my prayers.
Verse Psalms 66:17. _I CRIED UNTO HIM WITH MY MOUTH_] My prayer was fervent; he heard and answered; and my tongue celebrated his mercies; and he as graciously received my _thanksgiving_, as he compass...
I CRIED UNTO HIM WITH MY MOUTH - That is, in my trouble; when distress came upon me. This, according to the explanation of the design of the psalm given above, is one individual speaking on behalf of...
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...
All who fear God are bidden to hear what He has done for the speaker. He had prayed in expectation of a favourable hearing, knowing that sincerity is the necessary condition of prayer; and the answer...
_and_he was _extolled with my tongue_ Better as R.V. marg., and high praise (Psalms 149:6) was under my tongue. Even while he prayed, he had praises ready, so sure was he of an answer. Cp. Psalms 10:7...
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...
_I CRIED UNTO HIM WITH MY MOUTH, AND HE WAS EXTOLLED WITH MY TONGUE._ I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue - literally, 'an extolling (of Him was) under my tongue,' impl...
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...
HE WAS EXTOLLED, etc.] RM 'high praise was under my tongue,' ready to break forth when prayer should be answered....
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...
AND HE... — Literally, _exaltation_ (_i.e., praise_) _was under my tongue,_ apparently a Hebrew idiom akin to our “on the tip of the tongue,” _i.e.,_ ready at any moment for utterance....
אֵלָ֥יו פִּֽי ־קָרָ֑אתִי וְ֝ רֹומַ֗ם תַּ֣חַת...
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...
“LET ALL THE PEOPLES PRAISE THEE” Psalms 66:16; Psalms 67:1 Come and hear, Psalms 66:16 The psalm began with _Come and see,_...
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...
If we consider, in the first place, David's Lord as the preacher here, these verses will be very blessed to our view. How was Christ exercised in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers...
17._I cried unto him with my mouth _He proves that he owed his safety to Divine interposition, from the circumstance of his having prayed, and in consequence, having sensibly experienced his kindness....
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...
I CRIED UNTO HIM WITH MY MOUTH,.... Crying designs prayer, and supposes distress; and crying with the mouth denotes vocal, ardent, and fervent prayer; AND HE WAS EXTOLLED WITH MY TONGUE: at the same...
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue. Ver. 17. _I cried unto him_] I prayed fervently and frequently. _ And he was extolled, &c._] My prayers were soon turned into prai...
_Come and hear, all ye that fear God_ Whether Israelites, or Gentiles proselyted to them; come and hearken unto me (for it will afford you both instruction and encouragement, and will engage you to tr...
I cried unto Him with my mouth, with loud and urgent supplication, AND HE WAS EXTOLLED WITH MY TONGUE, a hymn of praise being under his tongue in readiness for the deliverance of whose coming he felt...
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....
13-20 We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our m...
Psalms 66:17 cried H7121 (H8804) mouth H6310 extolled H7311 (H8785) (H8676) H7318 (H8785) with...
B) A CALL TO CONSIDER THE WAY IN WHICH GOD HAS ANSWERED HIS (OR THEIR) PRAYER BECAUSE HIS (THEIR) HEART WAS RIGHT TOWARDS GOD (PSALMS 66:16). The Psalm ends with an emphasis on the fact that God has a...
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...
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...
_Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what He hath done for my soul._ GODLINESS I. In social talk. “Come and hear,” etc. 1. The subject of a good man’s talk. What is it? The kind...
_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
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 66:16 The OT insists that each person must individually profess faith in God. Thus each one would have some report of WHAT God HAS DONE FOR his SOUL (and not
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...
Psalms 116:1; Psalms 116:12; Psalms 116:2; Psalms 145:1; Psalms 30:1