{"id":4422,"date":"2018-06-30T20:53:22","date_gmt":"2018-07-01T02:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=4422"},"modified":"2024-02-26T11:34:41","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T17:34:41","slug":"psalm-661-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=4422","title":{"rendered":"Psalm 66:1-20"},"content":{"rendered":"

To the Chief Musician. A Song. A Psalm.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

1\u00a0<\/span>Make\u00a0a joyful shout to God, all the earth!<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

2\u00a0<\/sup>Sing out the honor of His name;<\/span><\/em>
\nMake His praise glorious.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

3\u00a0<\/sup>Say to God,<\/span><\/em>
\n\u201cHow\u00a0awesome are Your works!<\/span><\/em>
\nThrough the greatness of Your power<\/span><\/em>
\nYour enemies shall submit themselves to You.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

4\u00a0<\/sup>All the earth shall worship You<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd sing praises to You;<\/span><\/em>
\nThey shall sing praises\u00a0to\u00a0Your name.\u201d\u00a0Selah<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

5\u00a0<\/sup>Come and see the works of God;<\/span><\/em>
\nHe is\u00a0awesome\u00a0in His\u00a0doing toward the sons of men.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

6\u00a0<\/sup>He turned the sea into dry\u00a0land;<\/span><\/em>
\nThey went through the river on foot.<\/span><\/em>
\nThere we will rejoice in Him.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

7\u00a0<\/sup>He rules by His power forever;<\/span><\/em>
\nHis eyes observe the nations;<\/span><\/em>
\nDo not let the rebellious exalt themselves.\u00a0Selah<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

8\u00a0<\/sup>Oh, bless our God, you peoples!<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd make the voice of His praise to be heard,<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

9\u00a0<\/sup>Who keeps our soul among the living,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd does not allow our feet to\u00a0be moved.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

10\u00a0<\/sup>For\u00a0You, O God, have tested us;<\/span><\/em>
\nYou have refined us as silver is refined.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

11\u00a0<\/sup>You brought us into the net;<\/span><\/em>
\nYou laid affliction on our backs.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

12\u00a0<\/sup>You have caused men to ride over our heads;<\/span><\/em>
\nWe went through fire and through water;<\/span><\/em>
\nBut You brought us out to\u00a0rich\u00a0fulfillment.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

13\u00a0<\/sup>I will go into Your house with burnt offerings;<\/span><\/em>
\nI will pay You my\u00a0vows,<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

14\u00a0<\/sup>Which my lips have uttered<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd my mouth has spoken when I was in trouble.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

15\u00a0<\/sup>I will offer You burnt sacrifices of fat animals,<\/span><\/em>
\nWith the sweet aroma of rams;<\/span><\/em>
\nI will offer bulls with goats.\u00a0Selah<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

16\u00a0<\/sup>Come\u00a0and\u00a0hear, all you who fear God,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd I will declare what He has done for my soul.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

17\u00a0<\/sup>I cried to Him with my mouth,<\/span><\/em>
\nAnd He was\u00a0extolled with my tongue.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

18\u00a0<\/sup>If I regard iniquity in my heart,<\/span><\/em>
\nThe Lord will not hear.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

19\u00a0<\/sup>But\u00a0certainly God\u00a0has heard\u00a0me;<\/span><\/em>
\nHe has attended to the voice of my prayer.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n
\n

20\u00a0<\/sup>Blessed\u00a0be\u00a0God,<\/span><\/em>
\nWho has not turned away my prayer,<\/span><\/em>
\nNor His mercy from me!<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

The first 12 verses use plural pronouns, the last last 8 verses use singular pronouns.<\/h3>\n

enemies shall submit (v.3) \u2014 The psalmist specifies God’s awe-inspiring miracle of turning the sea into dry land (v.6)\u2014a miracle performed on such a grand scale that it set fear and trembling into the heart of the peoples all around (Exodus 15:14). Yet though these people\u2014the enemies of God and Israel\u2014then feigned obedience to God out of fear of His great power (v.3), the psalmist affirms that one day all the earth will worship God\u2014a goal which no force of history can preempt (cf. Isaiah 11:10; Zechariah 14:9, 16; Revelation 22:3-4). \u2014 Wechsler, page 172.<\/span><\/h3>\n

sea into dry land (v.6) \u2014 a reference to Israel’s crossing of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21)<\/h3>\n

through the river on foot (v.6) \u2014 a reference to Israel’s crossing of the Jordan River (Joshua 3:14-16)<\/h3>\n

peoples (v.8) \u2014 According to Williams, this is a reference to the Gentiles who will be invited to worship Israel’s God.<\/h3>\n

fulfillment (v.12) \u2014 signifies “satisfaction” and “rest.”<\/h3>\n

The psalmist next praises God for having tried and refined His people (v.10), yet those who have been trained by it come into a place of abundance (v.12). all of these points are reiterated in Hebrews 12:4-13<\/span><\/a>, which explicitly adds, citing Proverbs 3:11-12, that divine chastisement is, in the end, a cause for rejoicing, for it is evidence of God’s undiminished paternal love. \u2014 Wechsler, page 172.<\/span><\/h3>\n

__________<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

In the first part [vs.1-12] appeal is made to all the earth to worship God because of what He has shown Himself to be on behalf of His people. This is a recognition of the true function of the people of God, that of revealing God to the outside nations in such a way as to constrain them to worship. \u2014 Morgan, page 116.<\/span><\/h3>\n

extolled (v.17) = praised<\/h3>\n

In regarding the wickedness in his heart (i.e., the depravity that affects us all; see Genesis 6:5<\/span><\/a>; Jeremiah 17:9) he correctly determined that the Lord will not hear (v.18, to which compare Isaiah 59:2). Yet for the one who has … submitted in faith to God’s Word (and now that Word made flesh in Jesus; John 1:14<\/span><\/a>), God will give heed to the voice of their prayer (v.19) and not turn away His lovingkindness (the expression of God’s covenant love) from them. \u2014 Wechsler, page 172.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Williams’ take:<\/h3>\n

The Psalm praises God for smiting the nations in judgment and Israel in chastisement. It will be sung by Israel and the Messiah at the opening of the millennium. She will recite His past action with her enemies (vs.3-7) and with herself (vs.9-12); she will offer the sacrifices of praise promised when in trouble (vs.13-15); and she will invite all who fear God to listen to her testimony as to His faithfulness and love in the fulfillment to her of His promises of deliverance (vs.16-20). \u2014 Williams, page 351.<\/span><\/h3>\n

Guthrie explains the Psalm as praise from Israel for some past deliverance. He suggests the overthrow of the Assyrian forces under Sennacherib. Perhaps that was the immediate context, but I think Williams’ explanation of the Psalm as prophecy makes the most sense. Morgan’s explanation (above) makes sense only in the prophetic context because in no sense has what God did for Israel in the past forced the nations to worship Him.<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

To the Chief Musician. A Song. A Psalm. 1\u00a0Make\u00a0a joyful shout to God, all the earth! 2\u00a0Sing out the honor of His name; Make His praise glorious. 3\u00a0Say to God, \u201cHow\u00a0awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-psalms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4422"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4422\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8788,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4422\/revisions\/8788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}