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 joyful praises to God, all the earth! 2Sing about the glory of his name! Tell the world how glorious he is. Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! Your enemies cringe before your mighty power. 4Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” Interlude 5Come and see what our God has done, what awesome miracles he performs 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 47:2For the Lord Most High is awesome. He is the great King of all the earth.
• Psalms 65:5You faithfully answer our prayers with awesome deeds, O God our savior. You are the hope of everyone on earth, even those who sail on distant seas.
• Psalms 76:12For he breaks the pride of princes, and the kings of the earth fear him.
• Exodus 15:1Then Moses and the people of Israel sang this song to the Lord: “I will sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider into the sea.
• Judges 5:2“Israel’s leaders took charge, and the people gladly followed. Praise the Lord!
• Isaiah 2:19When the Lord rises to shake the earth, his enemies will crawl into holes in the ground. They will hide in caves in the rocks from the terror of the Lord and the glory of his majesty.
• Isaiah 64:3When you came down long ago, you did awesome deeds beyond our highest expectations. And oh, how the mountains quaked!
• Jeremiah 10:10But the Lord is the only true God. He is the living God and the everlasting King! The whole earth trembles at his anger. The nations cannot stand up to his wrath.
• Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear of me, they submit; foreign nations cringe before me.
• Psalms 22:28For royal power belongs to the Lord. He rules all the nations.
• Psalms 68:30Rebuke these enemy nations— these wild animals lurking in the reeds, this herd of bulls among the weaker calves. Make them bring bars of silver in humble tribute. Scatter the nations that delight in war.
• Psalms 81:15Those who hate the Lord would cringe before him; they would be doomed forever.
• Psalms 78:35Then they remembered that God was their rock, that God Most High 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