Psalms 66

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.

Psalms 66:2

Make His praise glorious. Aram, and Syriac read “Celebrate the glory of His praise”.

Psalms 66:4

the earth. See note on “ye lands”, Psalms 66:1.

sing = sing psalms.

Selah. Marking the Structure by showing that (verses: Psalms 66:5-7) corresponds with (Psalms 66:16); and connecting the exhortation of verses: Psalms 66:1-4 with the reason for it in Psalms 66:5. See App-66.

Psalms 66:5

Come and see. Note the correspondence of Psa 66:16, “Come and hear”.

children = sons.

men. Hebrew. ’adam. App-14.

Psalms 66:6

the sea: i.e. the Red Sea.

the flood: i.e. the river Jordan.

Psalms 66:7

Selah. Repeating the exhortation to praise, and connecting the two halves of the Psalm. (App-66.)

Psalms 66:8

our God. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Aramaean, and Syriac, omit “our”.

people = peoples.

Psalms 66:9

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”.

Psalms 66:11

affliction = a heavy burden: i.e. in Egypt. Hebrew. mu’akah. Occurs only here.

Psalms 66:12

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”. Compare Psalms 18:19.

Psalms 66:14

Which. Figure of speech Ellipsis (App-6) = “which [vows]”.

uttered = opened. Figure of speech Ellipsis (App-6) = “opened [and vowed]”.

Psalms 66:15

offer = prepare. Hebrew. ’asah. App-43.

Selah. Connecting verses: Psalms 66:5-7 and Psalms 66:16. See note on Psalms 66:4, and App-66.

Psalms 66:16

my soul = me (emph.) Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.

Psalms 66:18

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.

Psalms 66:20

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.