Psalms 66:2. Make his praise glorious— Give him the glory of his praise; i.e. The glory which is due to his praise, and belongs to it. See Isaiah 42:12. Mudge. Some render it, Give him glory by praising him. read more
2. his name—as in :-. make his praise glorious—literally, "place honor, His praise," or, "as to His praise"; that is, let His praise be such as will glorify Him, or, be honorable to Him. read more
The psalmist, speaking for his nation, called the other nations to join in praise of God by shouting, singing, and speaking. In Psalms 66:1-12 he wrote in the first person plural, but in Psalms 66:13-20 he used the first person singular. God’s great acts made His enemies cringe before Him. "Feigned obedience" (Psalms 66:3, NASB) is hypocritical obedience. The psalmist meant that God’s enemies would pretend to obey Him because they feared His wrath, even if they did not really obey Him. read more
1. The nations’ praise 66:1-12 read more
Psalms 66This is a psalm of thanksgiving, as was the previous one. We do not know the writer or the occasion for sure. In this psalm, God’s people acknowledged His deliverance and invited other people to join them in praising Him."This psalm shows the move from communal affirmation to individual appreciation, which is what we always do in biblical faith." [Note: Brueggemann, p. 139.] "The exhortation to praise the Lord begins with the Gentile nations (Psalms 66:1-7), moves to Israel (Psalms... read more
This Ps. triumphantly celebrates a great national deliverance. The whole earth is summoned to join in the chorus of praise (Psalms 66:1-4). The memories of the exodus are recalled (Psalms 66:5-7), but only as an introduction to more recent trials and triumphs (Psalms 66:8-12), and the Ps. ends with vows of lavish sacrifice (Psalms 66:13-15), and with enthusiastic testimony to God’s great goodness (Psalms 66:16-20). The failure of Sennacherib’s invasion, and the return from Babylon have each... read more
(2) Sing forth.—Literally, play on the harp.Make his praise glorious.—So the LXX., but the construction is dubious. Literally, put glory his praise, meaning perhaps, in parallelism with the first clause, “make the Divine glory the subject of your praise.” But the opening words of the next verse, “say unto God, how,” &c, are so bald that a suspicion arises as to the arrangement of the text. Perhaps by bringing back the initial words of Psalms 66:3 we get the true sense, “ascribe glory (and)... read more
Nothing But Miracles Psalms 66:6 That is really all I can say; if I were to add anything to that I would be adding prose to poetry, and poor, bald, rough paint to the finest colours used by finest artists. When will people believe that the text is the sermon? In this case we have sermon and text in one most surely. 'They went through the flood on foot.' Believe it, and you are a Christian; deny it, and you leave the Church, turn your back on the so-called sanctuary, and become your own altar... read more
Psalms 66:1-20THE most striking feature of this psalm is the transition from the plural "we" and "our," in Psalms 66:1-12, to the singular "I" and "my," in Psalms 66:13-20. Ewald supposes that two independent psalms have been united, but Psalms 66:12 is as abrupt for an ending as Psalms 66:13 is for a beginning; and the "Come, hear," of Psalms 66:16 echoes the "Come, and see," of Psalms 66:5. It is possible that "the ‘I’ of the second part is identical with the ‘we’ of the first; in other... read more
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E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Psalms 66:2
Make His praise glorious. Aram, and Syriac read "Celebrate the glory of His praise". read more