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

1Everyone 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. Say to God, ‘You do great things! Your great power makes your enemies afraid. They come to you and they bend down to the ground. 4The whole world bends down to worship you. Everyone sings to praise your name.’ Selah. 5Come and see the great things that God has done. He has done wonderful miracles for people!

Psalms 66:3 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• unto Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• How terribleיָרֵאyârê' · to fear: revereH3372
• thy worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• through the greatnessרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of thy powerעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• shall thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• submitכָּחַשׁkâchash · to deceiveH3584

Cross-references for Psalms 66:3

• Psalms 47:2The Lord, the Most High God, is wonderful. He is the great King who rules over the whole earth.
• Psalms 65:5God, you are the one who saves us! You answer our prayers, and you do great things to rescue us. People from everywhere on earth trust in you, even those who live far away across the seas.
• Psalms 76:12He makes proud rulers become humble. All the kings of the world should be afraid of him.
• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the Israelites sang this song to praise the Lord: ‘I will sing to the Lord, because he has shown his great power. He threw horses and their riders into the sea.
• Judges 5:2‘The leaders of Israel led their people out. The people were happy to follow them to the battle. Praise the Lord!
• Isaiah 2:19People will run away to the caves in the hills. They will try to hide in holes in the ground. They will try to escape from the great power of the Lord, when he comes to judge everyone. They will see that he rules with great authority. People will be very afraid when he comes to punish the people on earth.
• Isaiah 64:3In the past, you did great things, and they surprised us. You came down and the mountains shook with fear.
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the only true God. He is the God who is alive. He is the King who rules for ever. When he is angry, the earth shakes. None of the nations can stop his anger.
• Psalms 18:44When foreign people hear about me, they choose to obey me. They cannot stand against me because they are afraid.
• Psalms 22:28The Lord rules as king over all the nations.
• Psalms 68:30Speak against your enemies! Some are like wild animals that live in the reeds. Some are proud nations, like bulls among their young cows. They must be humble and offer to you gifts of valuable silver things. Chase away those nations that like to fight wars.
• Psalms 81:15(Then people who hate the Lord would fall down with fear in front of him. They would be ashamed for ever.)
• Psalms 78:35They remembered that God was their strong Rock. They remembered that the Most High God 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