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Bible Commentaries
Verse 1
Title. Song. Hebrew. shir . See App-65 .
Psalm. Hebrew. mizmor. See App-65 .
ye lands = the earth; earth being put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Subject), for its inhabitants.
Verse 2
Make His praise glorious. Aram, and Syriac read "Celebrate the glory of His praise".
Verse 4
the earth. See note on "ye lands", Psalms 66:1 .
sing = sing psalms.
Selah. Marking the Structure by showing that (verses: Psalms 66:5-19.66.7 ) corresponds with (Psalms 66:16 ); and connecting the exhortation of verses: Psalms 66:1-19.66.4 with the reason for it in Psalms 66:5 . See App-66 .
Verse 5
Come and see. Note the correspondence of Psalms 66:16 , "Come and hear".
children = sons.
men. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 .
Verse 7
Selah. Repeating the exhortation to praise, and connecting the two halves of the Psalm. ( App-66 .)
Verse 8
our God. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Aramaean, and Syriac, omit "our".
people = peoples.
Verse 9
our soul. Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 . Some codices, with seven early printed editions, read plural
feet. So some codices, with three early printed editions; others read "foot".
Verse 11
affliction = a heavy burden: i.e. in Egypt. Hebrew. mu'akah. Occurs only here.
Verse 12
hast caused = didst cause.
men. Hebrew. 'enosh. App-14 .
our heads = us. Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Part).
heads. So some codices, with three early printed editions, Septuagint, and Vulgate; other codices read "head".
wealthy place. Aramaean, Septuagint, Syriac, and Vulg, read "freedom". Compare Psalms 18:19 .
Verse 14
Which. Figure of speech Ellipsis ( App-6 ) = "which [vows]".
uttered = opened. Figure of speech Ellipsis ( App-6 ) = "opened [and vowed]".
Verse 15
offer = prepare. Hebrew. 'asah. App-43 .
Selah. Connecting verses: Psalms 66:5-19.66.7 and Psalms 66:16 . See note on Psalms 66:4 , and App-66 .
Verse 16
my soul = me (emph.) Hebrew. nephesh. App-13 .
Verse 18
iniquity. Hebrew. 'aven. App-44 .
The LORD*. One of the 134 places where the Sopherim say they altered Jehovah to Adonai. App-32 .
hear = answer.
Verse 20
turned away = turned away [from Himself]. Figure of speech Ellipsis. App-6 .
mercy = lovingkindness, or grace.
To the chief Musician. See App-64 .
on = relating to.
Neginoth = smitings: i.e. the smitings of Israel's enemies by God. See App-65 .
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Bullinger, Ethelbert William. "Commentary on Psalms 66". "Bullinger's Companion bible Notes". https://www.studylight.org/
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