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Psalms 66:1
1Everyone on earth, shout aloud to praise God, because you are very happy.
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Context of Psalms 66:1
Everyone on earth, shout aloud to praise God, because you are very happy. 2Sing to praise his great name! Praise him in the way that he deserves. 3Say to God, ‘You do great things! Your great power makes your enemies afraid. They come to you and they bend down to the ground.
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הָרִ֥יעוּ לֵ֝אלֹהִים כָּל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 66:1
- Psalms 81:1Sing with joy to praise God! He is the one who makes us strong! Shout aloud to the God of Jacob.
- Psalms 95:1Come now! Let us sing together to worship the Lord! We will shout aloud to praise God, the strong Rock who makes us safe!
- Psalms 98:4All people on the earth should shout aloud to praise the Lord! Sing happy songs to praise him!
- Psalms 100:1Everyone on earth, shout and praise the Lord!
- 1 Chronicles 15:28In that way, all the Israelites brought the Lord's Covenant Box to Jerusalem. They were shouting. They were making loud music with trumpets, cymbals, lyres and harps.
- Psalms 96:1Sing a new song to praise the Lord! All the world, sing to praise the Lord!
- Psalms 117:1All you nations in the world, praise the Lord! People from every place, praise him!
- Psalms 150:6Everything that is alive should praise the Lord. Hallelujah! Praise the Lord!
- 1 Chronicles 16:23Sing to the Lord, all the world. Every day, tell people the message that he has rescued us.
- Isaiah 24:16From every part of the earth, we hear songs. People sing to praise the Righteous One. But I say, ‘I have become very weak and thin! It will be very bad for me! Evil people are turning against their friends. They deceive people more and more!’
Commentaries on Psalms 66:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Make a joyfull noise - Sing aloud to God, all ye lands - all ye people who, from different parts of the Babylonish empire, are now on return to your own land.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Make a joyful noise unto God - literally, “Shout.” It is a call for exultation and praise. All ye lands - Margin, as in Hebrew, all the earth. The occasion was one that made universal exultation and praise proper. They who had been so deeply affected by the gracious interposition of God, could not but call on all the nations of the earth to unite with them in the expression of joy. The deliverance was so great that they wished all to rejoice with them…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Praise for God's sovereign power in the creation. (1-7) For his favour to his church. (8-12) And the psalmist's praise for his experience of God's goodness. (13-20) Verses 1-7 The holy church throughout all the world lifts up her voice, to laud that Name which is above every name, to make the praise of Jesus glorious, both by word and deed; that others may be led to glorify him also. But nothing can bring men to do this aright, unless his effectual grace…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-4The psalmist urges nature to join a powerful song to praise God's glory, name, and power.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-201. Make ... noise--or, "Shout."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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