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Psalms 65:8
8So they who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs [the evidence of Your presence]. You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy.
Psalms 65:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.
- New International Version (NIV)The whole earth is filled with awe at your wonders; where morning dawns, where evening fades, you call forth songs of joy.
- English Standard Version (ESV)so that those who dwell at the ends of the earth are in awe at your signs. You make the going out of the morning and the evening to shout for joy.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They also who dwell in the farthest parts are afraid of Your signs; You make the outgoings of the morning and evening rejoice.
Context of Psalms 65:8
6Who creates the mountains by His strength, Being clothed with power, 7Who stills the roaring of the seas, The roaring of their waves, And the tumult of the peoples, So they who dwell at the ends of the earth stand in awe of Your signs [the evidence of Your presence]. You make the dawn and the sunset shout for joy. 9You visit the earth and make it overflow [with water]; You greatly enrich it; The stream of God is full of water; You provide their grain, when You have prepared the earth. 10You water its furrows abundantly, You smooth its ridges; You soften it with showers, You bless its growth.
Read all of Psalms 65Psalms 65:8 word by word
וַיִּ֤ירְא֨וּ׀ יֹשְׁבֵ֣י קְ֭צָוֹת מֵאוֹתֹתֶ֑יךָ מ֤וֹצָֽאֵי־בֹ֖קֶר וָעֶ֣רֶב תַּרְנִֽין׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- They also that dwellיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
- in the uttermost partsקָ֫צוּqetsev qitsvâh · boundaryH7099
- are afraidיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
- at thy tokensאוֹת'ôth · sign: miraculousH226
- thou makest the outgoingsמוֹצָאmôtsâ' môtsâ' · exitH4161
- of the morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
- and eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- to rejoiceרָנַןrânan · to singH7442
Cross-references for Psalms 65:8
- Psalms 2:8Ask of Me, and I will assuredly give [You] the nations as Your inheritance, And the ends of the earth as Your possession.
- Psalms 48:5They saw it, then they were amazed; They were stricken with terror, they fled in alarm.
- Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome and fearfully glorious are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to be obedient to You.
- Psalms 126:2Then our mouth was filled with laughter And our tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
- Psalms 135:9Who sent signs and wonders into your midst, O Egypt, Upon Pharaoh and all his servants.
- Exodus 15:14The peoples have heard [about You], they tremble; Anguish and fear has gripped the inhabitants of Philistia.
- Joshua 2:9and she said to the men, “I know that the Lord has given you the land, and that the terror and dread of you has fallen on us, and that all the inhabitants of the land have melted [in despair] because of you.
- Habakkuk 3:3God [approaching from Sinai] comes from Teman (Edom), And the Holy One from Mount Paran. Selah (pause, and calmly think of that). His splendor and majesty covers the heavens And the earth is full of His praise.
- Acts 5:38So in the present case, I say to you, stay away from these men and let them alone, for if this plan or action is of men [merely human in origin], it will fail and be destroyed;
- Acts 5:39but if it is of God [and it appears that it is], you will not be able to stop them; or else you may even be found fighting against God!”
- Revelation 11:13And in that [very] hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell and was destroyed; seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the rest [who survived] were overcome with terror, and they glorified the God of heaven [as they recognized His awesome power].
- Psalms 19:5Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber; It rejoices as a strong man to run his course.
- Psalms 74:16The day is Yours, the night also is Yours; You have established and prepared the [heavenly] light and the sun.
- Psalms 104:20You [O Lord] make darkness and it becomes night, In which prowls about every wild beast of the forest.
- Psalms 136:8The sun to rule over the day, For His lovingkindness endures forever;
- Genesis 8:22While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.”
Commentaries on Psalms 65:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Are afraid at thy tokens - Thunder and lightning, storms and tempests, eclipses and meteors, tornadoes and earthquakes, are proofs to all who dwell even in the remotest parts of the earth, that there is a Supreme Being who is wonderful and terrible in his acts. By these things an eternal power and Godhead become manifest even to the most barbarous. From this verse to the end of the Psalm there is a series of the finest poetic imagery in the world. The…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8They also that dwell in the utter-most parts - That is, Those who dwell in the remotest regions; far from civilized lands; far from those places where people are instructed as to the causes of the events which occur, and as to the being and character of the great God who performs these wonders. The idea is, that even they see enough of the evidences of the divine presence and power to fill their minds with awe. In other words, there are in all lands…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 6-13Verses 6-13 That Almighty strength which sets fast the mountains, upholds the believer. That word which stills the stormy ocean, and speaks it into a calm, can silence our enemies. How contrary soever light and darkness are to each other, it is hard to say which is most welcome. Does the watchman wait for the morning? so does the labourer earnestly desire the shades of evening. Some understand it of the morning and evening sacrifices. We are to look upon…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8All over the world (Job 38:13; see Psalm 50:1–3), people should stand in awe of the Lord.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 6-136-13. God's great power and goodness are the grounds of this confidence. These are illustrated in His control of the mightiest agencies of nature and nations affecting men with awe and dread (Psa 26:7; 98:1, &c.), and in His fertilizing showers, causing the earth to produce abundantly for man and beast.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 65
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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