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Text -- Psalms 66:1-16 (NET)
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Psalm 66
66:1 For the music director ; a song , a psalm . Shout out praise to God , all the earth !
66:2 Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation ! Give him the honor he deserves !
66:3 Say to God : “How awesome are your deeds ! Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.
66:4 All the earth worships you and sings praises to you! They sing praises to your name !” (Selah )
66:5 Come and witness God’s exploits ! His acts on behalf of people are awesome !
66:6 He turned the sea into dry land ; they passed through the river on foot . Let us rejoice in him there !
66:7 He rules by his power forever ; he watches the nations . Stubborn rebels should not exalt themselves. (Selah )
66:8 Praise our God , you nations ! Loudly proclaim his praise !
66:9 He preserves our lives and does not allow our feet to slip .
66:10 For you, O God , tested us; you purified us like refined silver .
66:11 You led us into a trap ; you caused us to suffer .
66:12 You allowed men to ride over our heads ; we passed through fire and water , but you brought us out into a wide open place.
66:13 I will enter your temple with burnt sacrifices ; I will fulfill the vows I made to you,
66:14 which my lips uttered and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble .
66:15 I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices , along with the smell of sacrificial rams . I will offer cattle and goats . (Selah )
66:16 Come ! Listen , all you who are loyal to God ! I will declare what he has done for me .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Praise |
PSALMS, BOOK OF |
PROVIDENCE, 1 |
David |
SALVATION |
Thankfulness |
Temptation |
Afflictions and Adversities |
Worship |
God |
Power |
FLOOD |
Vows |
Red Sea |
Jesus, The Christ |
Faith |
Decision |
Fear of God |
Gentiles |
Psalms |
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NET Notes: Psa 66:1 Psalm 66. The psalmist praises God because he has delivered his people from a crisis.
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NET Notes: Psa 66:3 See Deut 33:29; Ps 81:15 for other uses of the verb כָּחַשׁ (kakhash) in the sense “cower in fear.R...
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NET Notes: Psa 66:4 Or “bows down to.” The prefixed verbal forms in v. 4 are taken (1) as imperfects expressing what is typical. Another option (2) is to inte...
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NET Notes: Psa 66:5 Heb “awesome [is] an act toward the sons of man.” It is unclear how the prepositional phrase relates to what precedes. If collocated with ...
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NET Notes: Psa 66:6 The adverb שָׁם (sham, “there”) is used here, as often in poetic texts, to point “to a spot in which a scene...
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NET Notes: Psa 66:7 The verb form is jussive (note the negative particle אַל, ’al). The Kethib (consonantal text) has a Hiphil form of the verb, a...
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NET Notes: Psa 66:11 Heb “you placed suffering on our hips.” The noun מוּעָקָה (mu’aqah, “suffering...
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NET Notes: Psa 66:13 Here the psalmist switches to the singular; he speaks as the representative of the nation.
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