God’s Word Translation
Psalms 66:8
8Thank our God, you nations. Make the sound of his praise 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 crossed the river on foot. We rejoiced because of what he did there. 7He rules forever with his might. His eyes watch the nations. Rebels will not be able to oppose him. Selah Thank our God, you nations. Make the sound of his praise heard. 9He has kept us alive and has not allowed us to fall. 10You have tested us, O God. You have refined us in the same way silver is refined.
Read all of Psalms 66Psalms 66:8 word by word
בָּרְכ֖וּ עַמִּ֥ים׀ אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְ֝הַשְׁמִ֗יעוּ ק֣וֹל תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 66:8
- Deuteronomy 32:43Joyfully sing with the Lord’s people, you nations, because he will take revenge for the death of his servants. He will get even with his enemies and make peace for his people’s land.
- Romans 15:10And Scripture says again, “You nations, be happy together with his people!”
- Psalms 66:2Make music to praise the glory of his name. Make his praise glorious.
- Psalms 47:1Clap your hands, all you people. Shout to God with a loud, joyful song.
- Jeremiah 33:11the sounds of joy and happiness and the sounds of brides and grooms. You will hear those who bring thank offerings to the Lord’s temple say, ‘Give thanks to the Lord of Armies because the Lord is good, because his mercy endures forever.’ I will restore the fortunes of the land to what they were before,” says the Lord.
- Revelation 5:11Then I heard the voices of many angels, the four living creatures, and the leaders surrounding the throne. They numbered ten thousand times ten thousand and thousands times thousands.
- Revelation 19:1After these things I heard what sounded like the loud noise from a large crowd in heaven, saying, “Hallelujah! Salvation, 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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