Psalms 66:7

by his power By his might (R.V.), as Psalms 65:6.

for ever What is true for the past is true for the present and the future. God's sovereignty is eternal. Cp. Psalms 145:13; Jeremiah 10:10.

his eyes behold the nations Better, as R.V. renders the word in Proverbs 15:3, keep watch upon. He is the world's watchman, sleeplessly on the watch lest any foe should injure Israel. Cp. Psalms 33:10; Psalms 33:13 ff; Isaiah 27:3; and Hezekiah's prayer (Isaiah 37:17), "open thine eyes, O Lord, and see."

let not the rebellious exalt themselves A warning to those who obstinately resist God's will (Psalms 68:6; Psalms 68:18) to humble themselves (Psalms 2:10 f), rather than a prayer to God to humble them (Psalms 9:19). Cp. God's reproof of Sennacherib by Isaiah (Isaiah 37:23), "Against whom hast thou exalted thy voice and lifted up thine eyes on high?"