Flood. — Hebrew, nâhar, which generally stands for the Euphrates, but here, as in Psalms 74:15, for either the Jordan or the Red Sea.
There did we rejoice. — The verb is properly optative — there (i.e., in those works) let us rejoice, and thus rendered is more in keeping with the first verses of the psalm. The LXX. and Vulg. have the future, “There we will rejoice in him.”
Verse Psalms 66:6. _HE TURNED THE SEA INTO DRY LAND_] This was a plain miracle: no human art or contrivance could do this. Even in the bed of the waters THEY _did rejoice in him_. WE have not less cau...
HE TURNED THE SEA INTO DRY LAND - The Red Sea, when he brought his people out of Egypt, Exodus 14:21. This was an illustration of his power, and of his ability to defend and deliver his people. The te...
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...
THE SEA: i.e. the Red Sea. THE FLOOD: i.e. the river Jordan....
The nations are invited to contemplate God's mighty works for His people in the past, and to learn that the sovereignty to which they bear witness is eternal and universal....
The passage of the Red Sea and the crossing of the Jordan are referred to as the most notable of His terrible acts (Psalms 65:5). Cp. Psalms 74:13; Psalms 78:13; &c. _Flood_, as in...
HE TURNED THE SEA INTO DRY LAND— This plainly refers to the passage through the Red Sea, and the rejoicing by Miriam, &c. upon the spot....
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...
_HE TURNED THE SEA INTO DRY LAND: THEY WENT THROUGH THE FLOOD ON FOOT: THERE DID WE REJOICE IN HIM._ He turned the sea into dry land - both the waters of the Red Sea and those of the Jordan. This dry...
THE SEA] the Red Sea. FLOOD] RV 'river,' the Jordan. THERE] both at the Red Sea and at the Jordan....
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...
הָ֤פַךְ יָ֨ם ׀ לְֽ יַבָּשָׁ֗ה בַּ֭ † נָּהָר...
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...
The Psalmist is here inviting the people to peruse the account of the deliverance of Israel from Egypt. And evidently the Holy Ghost intends this ministry of his servant to be directed as a means, in...
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...
HE TURNED THE SEA INTO DRY [LAND],.... The Red sea, or sea of Zuph, as the Targum; by causing a strong east wind to blow, which made it dry, so that the children of Israel passed through it on dry gro...
He turned the sea into dry [land]: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him. Ver. 6. _He turned the sea into dry land_] A mercy much celebrated, and not without cause, in all...
_Come and see the works of God_, &c. Inquire after and consider seriously what works of stupendous power God has shown in the earth, in regard to the human race, and on their account. _He turned the s...
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....
He turned the sea into dry land, the reference being to the miraculous drying up of the Red Sea, Exodus 14:21; THEY WENT THROUGH THE FLOOD ON FOOT, walking through the dry bed of the Jordan, whose wat...
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...
THE FLOOD, or river, to wit, Jordan. _We_, i.e. our nation, or our ancestors, in whose loins we then were, and the benefit of which ancient deliverance we at this day enjoy. See the like expressions P...
Psalms 66:6 turned H2015 (H8804) sea H3220 dry H3004 went H5674 (H8799) river H5104 foot H7272 rejoice...
B). A CALL FOR THEM TO REMEMBER AND TAKE NOTE OF WHAT GOD HAS DONE FOR HIS PEOPLE IN THE PAST (PSALMS 66:5). The nations are now called on to consider what God has done in the past (the crossing of th...
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...
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...
_All the earth shall worship Thee, and shall sing unto Thee._ THE WORLD’S CONVERSION I. The glorious and auspicious prospect which is here opened to our view. All the earth shall worship Jehovah, an...
_Come and see the works of God._ THE ETERNAL RULER OF THE UNIVERSE I. As an object for human study. “Come and see the works of God.” 1. The highest study of man is God. All other studies, unless th...
_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 66:5 Since Israel exists to bring God’s light to the world (Exodus 19:5), what God has done for Israel he has done for all peoples—he is awesome in his deeds
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...
Exodus 14:21; Exodus 14:22; Exodus 15:1; Isaiah 63:13; Isaiah 63:14;...
We — Our nation, or our ancestors, in whose loins we then were....