Psalms 65:8 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 65:8

Those who live far away fear Your wonders; You make the dawn and sunset shout for joy.

BSB

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ASV

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

KJV

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens: thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.

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Commentary

4 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid at thy tokens,.... The tokens of his wrath and displeasure at wicked men, seen in the punishments inflicted on them, which cause them to fear and tremble. Some interpret them of the sun, moon, and stars, which are set for "signs", as the word (m) used signifies; and which declare the glory of God to the uttermost parts of the earth, and strike men with awe and reverence of him; and others of thunder and lightning, which are sometimes very dreadful and terrible.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Morning - The successive courses of the morning and evening; or of the sun and moon which go forth at those times. Thus the whole verse speaks of the natural works of God, the former clause, of such as are extraordinary and terrible, the latter of such as are ordinary and delightful.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

So does the hireling earnestly desire the shadow. Some understand it of the morning and evening sacrifice, which good people greatly rejoiced in and in which God was constantly honoured. Thou makest them to sing (so the word is); for every morning and every evening songs of praise were sung by the Levites; it was that which the duty of every day required.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 3 (1872)

They also that dwell in the uttermost parts are afraid of thy tokens. Signs of God's presence are not few, nor confined to any one region. Zembla sees them as well as Zion, and Terra del Fuego as surely as the Terra Sacra. These tokens are sometimes terrible phenomena in nature—such as earthquakes, pestilence, tornado, or storm; and when these are seen, even the most barbarous people tremble before God. At other times they are dread works of providence—such as the overthrow of Sodom, and the destruction of Pharaoh.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּ֤ירְא֨וּ׀	vai.Yi.re.'U	and they were afraid	H3372 →
יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	yo.she.Vei	[the] inhabitants of	H3427 →
קְ֭צָוֹת	Ke.tza.vot	[the] ends	H7117 →
מֵאוֹתֹתֶ֑יךָ	me.'o.to.Tei.kha	from signs your	H226 →
מ֤וֹצָֽאֵי־	Mo.tza.'ei-	[the] going<s> out of	H4161 →
בֹ֖קֶר	Vo.ker	morning	H1242 →
וָעֶ֣רֶב	va.'E.rev	and evening	H6153 →
תַּרְנִֽין׃	tar.Nin	you make shout for joy	H7442 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 74:16
The day is Yours, and also the night; You established the moon and the sun.
leads to
- Matthew 5:45
  that you may be sons of your Father in heaven. He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 136:7–9
  He made the great lights— His loving devotion endures forever.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Genesis 1:3–5
  And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
- Psalms 104:19
  He made the moon to mark the seasons; the sun knows when to set.
- Genesis 1:14–18
  And God said, “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky to distinguish between the day and the night, and let them be signs to mark the seasons and days and years.
Through
Psalms 148:3
Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.
leads to
- Psalms 19:1–6
  The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
- Psalms 8:1–3
  O LORD, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! You have set Your glory above the heavens.
Through
Psalms 136:8
the sun to rule the day, His loving devotion endures forever.
leads to
- Psalms 148:3
  Praise Him, O sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Psalms