New Living Translation
Psalms 66:16
16Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me.
Psalms 66:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
- New International Version (NIV)Come and hear, all you who fear God; let me tell you what he has done for me.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Come and hear, all you who fear God, and I will tell what he has done for my soul.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Come and hear, all you who fear God, And I will declare what He has done for my soul.
Context of Psalms 66:16
14yes, the sacred vows that I made when I was in deep trouble. 15That is why I am sacrificing burnt offerings to you— the best of my rams as a pleasing aroma, and a sacrifice of bulls and male goats. Interlude Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will tell you what he did for me. 17For I cried out to him for help, praising him as I spoke. 18If I had not confessed the sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened.
Read all of Psalms 66Psalms 66:16 word by word
לְכֽוּ־שִׁמְע֣וּ וַ֭אֲסַפְּרָה כָּל־יִרְאֵ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר עָשָׂ֣ה לְנַפְשִֽׁי׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 66:16
- Psalms 66:5Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs for people!
- Psalms 34:2I will boast only in the Lord; let all who are helpless take heart.
- Psalms 71:18Now that I am old and gray, do not abandon me, O God. Let me proclaim your power to this new generation, your mighty miracles to all who come after me.
- Malachi 3:16Then those who feared the Lord spoke with each other, and the Lord listened to what they said. In his presence, a scroll of remembrance was written to record the names of those who feared him and always thought about the honor of his name.
- 1 Timothy 1:15This is a trustworthy saying, and everyone should accept it: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners”—and I am the worst of them all.
- 1 John 1:3We proclaim to you what we ourselves have actually seen and heard so that you may have fellowship with us. And our fellowship is with the Father and with his Son, Jesus Christ.
- Psalms 22:23Praise the Lord, all you who fear him! Honor him, all you descendants of Jacob! Show him reverence, all you descendants of Israel!
- Psalms 32:5Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.” And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone. Interlude
- Psalms 71:20You have allowed me to suffer much hardship, but you will restore me to life again and lift me up from the depths of the earth.
- 1 Corinthians 15:8Last of all, as though I had been born at the wrong time, I also saw him.
Commentaries on Psalms 66:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Come and hear, all ye that fear God - While in captivity, the psalmist had sought the Lord with frequent prayer for his own personal salvation, and for the deliverance of the people; and God blessed him, heard his prayer, and turned the captivity. Now that he is returned in safety, he is determined to perform his vows to the Lord; and calls on all them that fear their Maker, who have any religious reverence for him, to attend to his account of the Lord's…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16Come and hear, all ye that fear God - All who are true worshippers of God - the idea of fear or reverence being put for worship in general. The call is on all who truly loved God to hear what he had done, in order that he might be suitably honored, and that due praise might be given him. And I will declare what he hath done for my soul - This is probably the personification of an individual to represent the people, considered as delivered from oppression…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 13-20Verses 13-20 We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our mutual comfort, and to the glory of God. We cannot share these spiritual privileges, if we retain the love of sin in our hearts, though we refrain from the gross practice, Sin, regarded in the heart, will spoil the comfort and success of prayer; for the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16-20The private testimony at the end of the psalm matches the public praise at the beginning (Psalm 66:1–4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 16-2016-20. With these he unites his public thanks, inviting those who fear God (Psa 60:4; 61:5, His true worshippers) to hear. He vindicates his sincerity, inasmuch as God would not hear hypocrites, but had heard him.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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