Psalms 66:3

Say unto God ,.... Or, "concerning God" F20 אמרו לאלהים "dicite de Deo", Campensis apud Gejerum; and some in Michaelis. , as some; or, "before God", as the Targum; say to him as follows, in psalms and hymns of praise:

how terrible art thou in thy works ! or "reverend" F21 נורא "reverendus", Junius & Tremellius. ; to be feared and reverenced with a godly fear on account of them; such as the works of nature and providence, which are stupendous and marvellous, fearfully and wonderfully wrought; and especially those of grace and redemption, in which the goodness of Christ is manifest, and for which he is to be feared: unless rather his judgments upon his enemies are here meant; who, though he is a Lamb to his own people, is the Lion of the tribe of Judah to them, whom he will break in pieces as a potter's vessel it may be read, "how terrible", or "tremendous", is everyone of "thy works"; so Aben Ezra, and also Jarchi, who interprets the next clause,

through the greatness of thy power , thus,

"when thou showest to the world thy power, by the pestilence, or sword, or famine, or lightnings:'

shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee ? in a lying, flattering, and deceitful manner, as the word F23 יבחשו "mentientur", V. L. Musculus, Montanus; "mendaciter se dedunt", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Amama. here used signifies; See Gill on Psalm 18:44 ; or, as the above interpreters,

"they shall, through the greatness of fear, confess the lies and transgressions they have committed.'

It will be a forced, and not a free, confession and submission; Christ's enemies, whether they will or not, will be obliged to own that he is Lord, to the glory of God the Father, Philemon 2:10 .