Psalms 66:8
in Psalms 66Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.
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ASV
Oh bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of his praise to be heard;
KJV
O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
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This verse in Psalms 66
Commentary
7 notes on this verseO bless our God, ye people,.... In all countries, that know the Lord and fear him; ascribe blessing, and honour and glory, to Christ our God, on account of his works, actions, perfections, kingdom and power; and because of the destruction of those who are rebels to his government; and make the voice of his praise to be heard; far and near, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs; by shoutings, and loud acclamations of joy; see Rev 19:5; where Christ is called our God, and a like exhortation is made as here.
This site's exposition
Bless our God, O peoples
on Psalms 66:8-9
The psalm turns from the crossing at the sea to the present, God keeping life in the body and the foot from slipping. Henry reads that keeping as continuous, held moment by moment. Verse 8 calls for praise loud enough to be heard.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
"Bless our God, you nations" [Psalm 66:8]. Behold, there have been driven back they that are bitter, reckoning has been made with them: some have been converted, some have continued proud. Let not them terrify you that grudge the Gentiles Gospel Grace: now has come the Seed of Abraham, in whom are blessed all nations. [Genesis 12:3] Bless ye Him in whom you are blessed, "Bless our God, you nations: and hear ye the voice of His praise." Praise not yourselves, but praise Him.
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
); for from whom should it be heard but from those who are his peculiar favourites and select attendants? Two things we have reason to bless God for:-- I.
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The Nineteenth Century3 voices
O bless our God, ye people. Ye chosen seed, peculiarly beloved, it is yours to bless your covenant God as other nations cannot. Ye should lead the strain, for he is peculiarly your God. First visited by his love, ye should be foremost in his praise. And make the voice of his praise to be heard. Whoever else may sing with bated breath, do you be sure to give full tongue and volume to the song. Compel unwilling ears to hear the praises of your covenant God.
O bless our God - Who have so much cause as you to sing praises to the Lord? Hear what he has done for you:
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
O bless our God, ye people - That is, particularly the people of the nation; the Hebrew people. The call here to praise or bless God is on account of some special benefit which had been conferred on them, and which is referred to more particularly in the following verses. It was his gracious interposition in the time of danger, by which they were delivered from their foes, Psa 66:11-12. And make the voice of his praise to be heard - Let it be sounded out afar, that it may be heard abroad.
The words behind it
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בָּרְכ֖וּ | barekhu | bless | H1288 → | 330 times |
| עַמִּ֥ים׀ | ʾamim | O peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | ʾeloheinu | God our | H430 → | 2601 times |
| וְ֝הַשְׁמִ֗יעוּ | vehashmiu | and make heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| ק֣וֹל | kol | [the] sound of | H6963 → | 506 times |
| תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃ | tehilato | praise his | H8416 → | 56 times |
בָּרְכ֖וּbless
barekhuH1288 →330 times
עַמִּ֥ים׀O peoples
ʾamimH5971 →1873 times
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּGod our
ʾeloheinuH430 →2601 times
וְ֝הַשְׁמִ֗יעוּand make heard
vehashmiuH8085 →1159 times
ק֣וֹל[the] sound of
kolH6963 →506 times
תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃praise his
tehilatoH8416 →56 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
Revelation 19:1After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God!
it leads to
- Revelation 7:10–12
And they cried out in a loud voice: “Salvation to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!”
- Revelation 11:15
Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign…
- 1 Chronicles 29:11
Yours, O LORD, is the greatness and the power and the glory and the splendor and the majesty, for everything in heaven and on earth belongs to You. Yours, O LORD, is the kingdom,…
- Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- Revelation 5:9–13
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and…
- Revelation 7:10–12
Through
Psalms 47:1Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph.
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!
- Psalms 98:4
Through
Psalms 98:4Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises!
it leads to
- Isaiah 44:23
Sing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has…
- Isaiah 44:23
Through
Jeremiah 33:11the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those bringing thank offerings into the house of the LORD, saying: ‘Give thanks to the LORD of…
it leads to
- 1 Chronicles 16:34
Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.
- 1 Chronicles 16:34
About Psalms
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 66; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David; Charles Spurgeon, The Treasury of David, Vol. 3; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.