Psalm 66:12-20

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 66:8-12

In these verses the psalmist calls upon God's people in a special manner to praise him. Let all lands do it, but Israel's land particularly. Bless our God; bless him as ours, a God in covenant with us, and that takes care of us as his own. Let them make the voice of his praise to be heard (Ps. 66:8); for from whom should it be heard but from those who are his peculiar favourites and select attendants? Two things we have reason to bless God for:? I. Common protection (Ps. 66:9): He holdeth our... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 66:13-20

The psalmist, having before stirred up all people, and all God's people in particular, to bless the Lord, here stirs up himself and engages himself to do it. I. In his devotions to his God, Ps. 66:13-15. He had called upon others to sing God's praises and to make a joyful noise with them; but, for himself, his resolutions go further, and he will praise God, 1. By costly sacrifices, which, under the law, were offered to the honour of God. All people had not wherewithal to offer these... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 66:12

Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads ,.... Jarchi and Kimchi interpret it of the kings and nations of the world ruling over Israel; and may very well design the Heathen powers and antichristian states tyrannizing over Christian people. The word in the original text is singular, "a man" F3 אנוש "hominem", Pagninus, Montanus. , a frail mortal man; and may be understood of the man of sin and son of perdition; who rides upon the heads of men, exalts himself above all that is... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 66:13

I will go into thy house with burnt offerings ,.... The psalmist here represents the saints and faithful in those times, who being delivered out of all their troubles, and brought into a large, free, plentiful, and comfortable condition, will come together into the place of public worship, and there unite in their sacrifices of praise to God; will come and present themselves as a whole burnt offering to the Lord; will come with hearts inflamed with love to God and one another, which is more... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 66:14

Which my lips have uttered ,.... Or "opened" F5 פצו "aperuerunt", Pagninus, Montanus, Vatablus, Gejerus. ; publicly and distinctly declared, and from which there is no going back; see Judges 11:33 ; and my mouth hath spoken when I was in trouble ; this refers to the time when the people of God were under antichristian tyranny and bondage; and when they vowed and promised, that, if the Lord would deliver them, they would give him all praise and glory. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 66:15

I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings ,.... Of the fattest of the flock; that is, of the best; such as Abel offered, Genesis 4:4 ; with the incense of rams ; or "rams with incense" F6 עם פטרת אילים "arietes cum incenso", Gejerus; so Campeusis in ibid. ; the Targum is, "with sweet incense, the sacrifice of rams;' Kimchi interprets it of incense of the fat of rams. I will offer bullocks with goats ; he proposed to offer all kind of offerings, to show... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 66:16

Come and hear, all ye that fear God ,.... Who have a reverential affection for him, and by whom he is worshipped and served with reverence and godly fear; these have good things done for themselves, and will glorify God for what he does for others: these know the nature, worth, and value of the good things the Lord does for the souls of men, and hear them with pleasure and profit; when to tell them to others is casting pearl before swine, and giving that which is holy to dogs; and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 66:17

I cried unto him with my mouth ,.... Crying designs prayer, and supposes distress; and crying with the mouth denotes vocal, ardent, and fervent prayer; and he was extolled with my tongue : at the same time the psalmist prayed for deliverance out of his distresses, he praised God for the mercies he had received: and did, as the Apostle Paul directs, make known his requests with thanksgiving, Philemon 4:6 ; or "he was exalted under my tongue" F7 תחת לשוני "sublingua mea",... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 66:18

If I regard iniquity in my heart ,.... There was iniquity in his heart, as there is in every good man's heart, and a great deal too; it is full of it; and it should be regarded in some sense, so as to guard against it, and pray to be kept from it, that it may not break forth into action; and so as to loath it, abhor it, and be humbled for it; but not so as to nourish and cherish it, to take delight and pleasure in it: or "if I look upon it" F8 אם ראיתי "si vidi", Pagninus, Montanus;... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 66:19

But verily God hath heard me ,.... So that it was a plain case that he had not regarded iniquity in his heart; had not lived a vicious course of life, nor was an hypocrite; otherwise God would not have heard his prayer; whereas he had, and which is confirmed in the following clause; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer ; which is an instance of the grace and condescension of God, and showed in what high favour the psalmist was with the Lord, and what regard he had unto him; and... read more

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