Psalms 66:1
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
MAKE HIS PRAISE GLORIOUS. Aram, and Syriac read "Celebrate the glory of His praise".... [ Continue Reading ]
THE EARTH. See note on "ye lands", Psalms 66:1. SING. sing psalms. SELAH. Marking the Structure by showing that (verses: Psalms 66:5) corresponds with (Psalms 66:16); and connecting the exhortation of verses: Psalms 66:1 with the reason for it in Psalms 66:5. See App-66.... [ Continue Reading ]
COME AND SEE. Note the correspondence of Psalms 66:16, "Come and hear". CHILDREN. sons. MEN. Hebrew. _'adam._ App-14.... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SEA: i.e. the Red Sea. THE FLOOD: i.e. the river Jordan.... [ Continue Reading ]
SELAH. Repeating the exhortation to praise, and connecting the two halves of the Psalm. (App-66.)... [ Continue Reading ]
OUR GOD. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Aramaean, and Syriac, omit "our". PEOPLE. peoples.... [ Continue Reading ]
OUR SOUL. Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13. Some codices, with seven early printed editions, read plural FEET. So some codices, with three early printed editions; others read "foot".... [ Continue Reading ]
AFFLICTION. a heavy burden: i.e. in Egypt. Hebrew. _mu'akah._ Occurs only here.... [ Continue Reading ]
HAST CAUSED. didst cause. MEN. Hebrew. _'enosh._ App-14. OUR HEADS. us. Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Part). HEADS. So some codices, with three early printed editions, Septuagint, and Vulgate; other codices read "head". WEALTHY PLACE. Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulg, read "freedom". C... [ Continue Reading ]
WHICH. Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6). "which [vows]". UTTERED. opened. Figure of speech _Ellipsis_ (App-6). "opened [and vowed]".... [ Continue Reading ]
OFFER. prepare. Hebrew. _'asah._ App-43. SELAH. Connecting verses: Psalms 66:5 and Psalms 66:16. See note on Psalms 66:4, and App-66.... [ Continue Reading ]
MY SOUL. me (emph.) Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13.... [ Continue Reading ]
INIQUITY. Hebrew. _'aven._ App-44. THE LORD*. One of the 134 places where the _Sopherim_ say they altered Jehovah to Adonai. App-32. HEAR. answer.... [ Continue Reading ]
TURNED AWAY. turned away [from Himself]. Figure of speech _Ellipsis._ App-6. MERCY. lovingkindness, or grace. TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. See App-64. ON. relating to. NEGINOTH. smitings: i.e. the smitings of Israel's enemies by God. See App-65.... [ Continue Reading ]