Psalms 66:1
in Psalms 66Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth!
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ASV
Make a joyful noise unto God, all the earth:
KJV
Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands:
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This verse in Psalms 66
Commentary
3 notes on this verseI prefer taking the Hebrew word signifying praise to be in the accusative case; rendering the words literally, make a glory his praise. And by this I understand him to mean, not as some do, that we should glory exclusively in his praises, but simply, that we highly exalt his praises, that they may be glorious.
This site's exposition
Make a joyful noise to God
on Psalms 66:1-4
The summons goes to all the earth before the psalm names one deliverance. Gill reads the verb behind cower, kachash, as a feigned submission, enemies who cringe without yielding the heart. Every command here asks for a sound that is heard.
The record, by era
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Make a joyful noise unto God. "In Zion, "where the more instructed saints were accustomed to profound meditation, the song was silent unto God, and was accepted of him; but in the great popular assemblies a joyful noise was more appropriate and natural, and it would be equally acceptable. If praise is to be wide spread, it must be vocal; exulting sounds stir the soul and cause a sacred contagion of thanksgiving. Composers of tunes for the congregation should see to it that their airs are cheerful; we need not so much noise, as joyful noise.
The words behind it
4 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הָרִ֥יעוּ | hariu | shout for joy | H7321 → | 44 times |
| לֵ֝אלֹהִים | lelohim | to God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | O all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
הָרִ֥יעוּshout for joy
hariuH7321 →44 times
לֵ֝אלֹהִיםto God
lelohimH430 →2601 times
כָּל־O all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָאָֽרֶץ׃the earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Psalms 100:1Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth.
it leads to
- Psalms 98:4
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
- Luke 19:37
And as He approached the descent from the Mount of Olives, the whole multitude of disciples began to praise God joyfully in a loud voice for all the miracles they had seen:
- Psalms 32:11
Be glad in the LORD and rejoice, O righteous ones; shout for joy, all you upright in heart.
- Psalms 95:1–2
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation!
- Psalms 98:4
Through
Psalms 150:6Let everything that has breath praise the LORD! Hallelujah!
it leads to
- Psalms 145:21
My mouth will declare the praise of the LORD; let every creature bless His holy name forever and ever.
- Revelation 5:13
And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to…
- Psalms 103:22
Bless the LORD, all His works in all places of His dominion. Bless the LORD, O my soul!
- Psalms 145:10
All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You.
- Psalms 145:21
About Psalms
This page draws on Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 3; John Calvin, Commentaries; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.