Psalms 66:3

Psalms 66:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
• New International Version (NIV)Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Say to God, "How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.

Context of Psalms 66:3

1Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth! 2Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious. Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You. 4All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah 5Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.

Psalms 66:3 word by word

אִמְר֣וּ לֵ֭אלֹהִים מַה־נּוֹרָ֣א מַעֲשֶׂ֑יךָ בְּרֹ֥ב עֻ֝זְּךָ֗ יְֽכַחֲשׁ֖וּ לְךָ֣ אֹיְבֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

• Sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• to Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• Howמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• awesomeיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• are Your deedsמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• So great is Yourרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• powerעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• that Your enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• cower before Youכָּחַשׁkâchash · to deceiveH3584

Cross-references for Psalms 66:3

• Psalms 47:2How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!
• Psalms 65:5With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
• Psalms 76:12He breaks the spirits of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to the LORD: “I will sing to the LORD, for He is highly exalted. The horse and rider He has thrown into the sea.
• Judges 5:2“When the princes take the lead in Israel, when the people volunteer, bless the LORD.
• Isaiah 2:19Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.
• Isaiah 64:3When You did awesome works that we did not expect, You came down, and the mountains trembled at Your presence.
• Jeremiah 10:10But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.
• Psalms 18:44When they hear me, they obey me; foreigners cower before me.
• Psalms 22:28For dominion belongs to the LORD and He rules over the nations.
• Psalms 68:30Rebuke the beast in the reeds, the herd of bulls among the calves of the nations, until it submits, bringing bars of silver. Scatter the nations who delight in war.
• Psalms 81:15Those who hate the LORD would feign obedience, and their doom would last forever.
• Psalms 78:35And they remembered that God was their Rock, that God Most High was their Redeemer.

Commentaries on Psalms 66:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3How terrible art thou - Consider the plagues with which he afflicted Egypt before he brought your fathers from their captivity, which obliged all his enemies to submit. Thine enemies submit themselves - Literally, lie unto thee. This was remarkably the case with Pharaoh and the Egyptians. They promised again and again to let the people go, when the hand of the Lord was upon them: and they as frequently falsified their word.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Say unto God - In your songs of praise. Let your songs be directly addressed to him, setting forth the grounds of that praise, or the reasons why it is due to him. How terrible art thou in thy works! - How fearful! how much to be reverenced! The meaning is, that the manifestations of his power and greatness, in the events which occur under his government, are suited to impress the mind with awe and reverence. Through the greatness of thy power - By the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3God defeats his enemies (see Psalm 18:44; 59:11; 81:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. A specimen of the praise. How terrible--(Compare Psa 65:8). submit--(Compare Margin), show a forced subjection (Psa 18:44), produced by terror.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