Psalm 65:1-66:20 NASB

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 65:1

Title. A Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. App-65 . Song. Hebrew. shir. App-65 . of David = by, or relating to David and the true David. waiteth. As in Psalms 62:1 . Israel's silent waiting is now passed on to Zion. All is silent there as yet. God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . Sion. See App-68 . David's tabernacle was there. This spelling with "S" comes through the Septuagint and Vulgate Hebrew is always "Z". read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 65:1

PSALM 65THE EARTH AS EVIDENCE OF GOD'S LOVE FOR MANMAN DOES NOT LIVE ALONESUPERSCRIPTION: FOR THE CHIEF MUSICIAN.A PSALM. A SONG OF DAVID.The title which we have assigned to this psalm is inspired by a little book entitled, "Man Does not Live Alone," by A. Cresy Morrison (Fleming H. Revell Company), in which he enumerated many of the almost innumerable features of the earth itself which make it suitable for the home of God's human creation, many of which features appear to defy the very laws of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 65:1

Psalms 65:0. David praiseth God for his grace. The blessedness of God's chosen, by reason of benefits. To the chief musician. A Psalm and Song of David. Title. שׁיר לדוד מזמור למנצח lamnatseach mizmor ledavid shiir.— This psalm is attributed to David, and, by the contents of it, appears to have been made after some great drought; and therefore some suppose it to relate to the famine mentioned 2 Samuel 21:0. Dr. Delaney says, it is on all hands agreed to have been composed upon the ceasing of... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 65:1

1. Praise waiteth for thee—literally, "To Thee silence praise," or (compare Psalms 62:1), To Thee silence is praise—that is, Praise is waiting as a servant; it is due to Thee. So the last clause expresses the duty of paying vows. These two parts of acceptable worship, mentioned in Psalms 62:1- :, are rendered in Zion, where God chiefly displays His mercy and receives homage. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 65:1-2

David began this song by declaring that people will pray to the Lord because He hears their prayers. They will be silent before Him out of respect. Sometimes the height of worship is to fall silent before God. His people will praise Him publicly and will fulfill their promised vows because He responds to His people’s petitions. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 65:1-4

1. God’s forgiveness 65:1-4 read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 65:1-13

Psalms 65This communal song of thanksgiving celebrates God blessing His people with a bountiful land (cf. Psalms 66-68). Other communal or community psalms of thanksgiving are 66, 107, 118, 124, and 129. The element that distinguishes a communal psalm of thanksgiving from an individual psalm of thanksgiving is "the use of plural pronouns or some other clear indicator that the congregation of Israel, rather than the individual, has gone through the crisis." [Note: Bullock, p. 163.] David... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 65:1-13

The allusions to the Temple worship show that this Ps. belongs to a later age than David’s. As to its occasion we can gather that a national religious festival at Jerusalem was in view (Psalms 65:1-4), that a striking national deliverance had produced a wide-spread impression of God’s power (Psalms 65:5-8), and that a favourable season gave promise of an abundant harvest (Psalms 65:9-13). The presentation of the firstfruits at the Passover (Leviticus 23:10-14) would suit the first and last... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 65:1

(1) Praise waiteth . . .—Literally, To thee silence praise, which recalls Psalms 62:1 (see Note), but must be differently explained. To say, Praise is silence to thee, is hardly intelligible. The LXX. and Vulg. read differently, “praise is comely.” Better supply a conjunction, To thee are quiet and praise, i.e., submissive expectation till the deliverance come (Psalms 62:1), and then exulting praise.Shall the vow.—Better, Is the vow paid, i.e., by the praise just mentioned. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 65:1-13

The Mystery of Prayer Psalms 65:2 Instructive as we feel our prayers to be, when we try to think quietly what they mean, what they involve, we are often haunted by misgivings and difficulties. I. Problems of Prayer. Prayer in the sense of communion between the Divine and the human Spirit we can understand, but prayer in the sense of definite petitions can I seriously hope that God will change the vast complicated order of things in answer to a momentary request from a single one of His... read more

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 65:1

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 65:1

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 65:1

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 65:1

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 65:1-2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 65:1-4

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 65:1-13

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 65:1-13

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 65:1

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 65:1-13

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