American Standard Version
Psalms 66:8
8Oh bless our God, ye peoples,And make the voice of his praise to be heard;
Psalms 66:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
- New International Version (NIV)Praise our God, all peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Oh, bless our God, you peoples! And make the voice of His praise to be heard,
Context of Psalms 66:8
6He turned the sea into dry land; They went through the river on foot: There did we rejoice in him. 7He ruleth by his might for ever; His eyes observe the nations: Let not the rebellious exalt themselves. [Selah Oh bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of his praise to be heard; 9Who holdeth our soul in life, And suffereth not our feet to be moved. 10For thou, O God, hast proved us: Thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
Read all of Psalms 66Psalms 66:8 word by word
בָּרְכ֖וּ עַמִּ֥ים׀ אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְ֝הַשְׁמִ֗יעוּ ק֣וֹל תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 66:8
- Deuteronomy 32:43Rejoice, O ye nations, withhis people: For he will avenge the blood of his servants, And will render vengeance to his adversaries, And will make expiation for his land, for his people.
- Romans 15:10And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people.
- Psalms 66:2Sing forth the glory of his name: Make his praise glorious.
- Psalms 47:1Oh clap your hands, all ye peoples; Shout unto God with the voice of triumph.
- Jeremiah 33:11the voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that say, Give thanks to Jehovah of hosts, for Jehovah is good, for his lovingkindness endureth for ever; and of them that bring sacrifices of thanksgiving into the house of Jehovah. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return as at the first, saith Jehovah.
- Revelation 5:11And I saw, and I heard a voice of many angels round about the throne and the living creatures and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
- Revelation 19:1After these things I heard as it were a great voice of a great multitude in heaven, saying, Hallelujah; Salvation, and glory, and power, belong to our God:
Commentaries on Psalms 66:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8O bless our God - Who have so much cause as you to sing praises to the Lord? Hear what he has done for you:Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8O bless our God, ye people - That is, particularly the people of the nation; the Hebrew people. The call here to praise or bless God is on account of some special benefit which had been conferred on them, and which is referred to more particularly in the following verses. It was his gracious interposition in the time of danger, by which they were delivered from their foes, Psalm 66:11-12. And make the voice of his praise to be heard - Let it be sounded…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-12Verses 8-12 The Lord not only preserves our temporal life, but maintains the spiritual life which he has given to believers. By afflictions we are proved, as silver in the fire. The troubles of the church will certainly end well. Through various conflicts and troubles, the slave of Satan escapes from his yoke, and obtains joy and peace in believing: through much tribulation the believer must enter into the kingdom of God.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8-10The orderly lives of the redeemed reflect the order of God’s world. The Lord protects them from evil and purifies them.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. Here is, perhaps, cited a case of recent deliverance.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 66
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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