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

1Shout joyfully to God, all the earth; 2Sing the glory of His name; Make His praise glorious. Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will pretend to obey You. 4All the earth will worship You, And will sing praises to You; They will sing praises to Your name.” Selah 5Come and see the works of God, Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of 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 worksמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deedH4639
• Because of the greatnessרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• of Your powerעֹז‛ôz ‛ôz · strengthH5797
• Your enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
• pretendכָּחַשׁkâchash · to deceiveH3584

Cross-references for Psalms 66:3

• Psalms 47:2For the Lord Most High is to be feared, A great King over all the earth.
• Psalms 65:5By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, God of our salvation, You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and the farthest sea;
• Psalms 76:12He will cut off the spirit of princes; He is feared by the kings of the earth.
• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the sons of Israel sang this song to the Lord, saying: “I will sing to the Lord, for He is highly exalted; The horse and its rider He has hurled into the sea.
• Judges 5:2“For the leaders leading in Israel, For the people volunteering, Bless the Lord!
• Isaiah 2:19People will go into caves of the rocks And into holes in the ground Away from the terror of the Lord And the splendor of His majesty, When He arises to terrify the earth.
• Isaiah 64:3When You did awesome things which we did not expect, You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence.
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. The earth quakes at His wrath, And the nations cannot endure His indignation.
• Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear, they obey me; Foreigners pretend to obey me.
• Psalms 22:28For the kingdom is the Lord’s And He rules over the nations.
• Psalms 68:30Rebuke the animals in the reeds, The herd of bulls with the calves of the peoples, Trampling the pieces of silver; He has scattered the peoples who delight in war.
• Psalms 81:15Those who hate the Lord would pretend to obey Him, And their time of punishment would be forever.
• Psalms 78:35And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God 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