Psalms Chapter 66 [YLT]

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1 To the Overseer. A Song, a Psalm. A joyful noise – The Lord can get along without trained choirs. What he desires is that all should praise him in their hearts. R2511:3

All ye lands – All the world. R5500:3


Shout ye to God, all the earth.
2 Praise ye the honour of His name, Make ye honourable His praise.
3 Say to God, 'How fearful [are] Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee.
4 All the earth do bow to Thee, They sing praise to Thee, they praise Thy name.' Selah.
5 Come ye, and see the works of God, Fearful acts toward the sons of men.
6 He hath turned a sea to dry land, Through a river they pass over on foot, There do we rejoice in Him.
7 Ruling by His might to the age, His eyes among the nations do watch, The refractory exalt not themselves. Selah.
8 Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise, Our God – His name is Faithfulness. R5501:2

Ye people – Primarily relates to natural Israel--even more appropriately to spiritual Israel. R5500:6


9 Who hath placed our soul in life, And suffered not our feet to be moved. Feet to be moved – They were not vanquished by their enemies as long as they trusted and obeyed; so with spiritual Israel. R5500:6

10 For Thou hast tried us, O God, Thou hast refined us as the refining of silver. Proved us – Probed our heart within. R187:5

11 Thou hast brought us into a net, Thou hast placed pressure on our loins.
12 Thou hast caused man to ride at our head. We have entered into fire and into water, And Thou bringest us out to a watered place.
13 I enter Thy house with burnt-offerings, I complete to Thee my vows, Pay thee my vows – Which David had made in the time of his trouble. R5500:3

14 For opened were my lips, And my mouth spake in my distress:
15 'Burnt-offerings of fatlings I offer to Thee, With perfume of rams, I prepare a bullock with he-goats.' Selah.
16 Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.
17 Unto Him [with] my mouth I have called, And exaltation [is] under my tongue.
18 Iniquity, if I have seen in my heart, The Lord doth not hear. If I regard iniquity – Pray, being free from condemnation. R5380:3*

Having prayed against sin, be sure you watch against it. R585:3*

To take the name of God, claiming to be Christians, without determination and effort to fairly represent him, is a sin against God. R1527:6

In my heart – We are to be loyal to the very core or God will reject us. SM346:1

The Lord will not hear – "God heareth not sinners." (John 9:31) R2024:1

To undertake the Christian life is to engage in a great warfare against iniquity. R1527:6

"Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity." (2 Tim. 2:19) R1527:6


19 But God hath heard, He hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
20 Blessed [is] God, Who hath not turned aside my prayer, And His loving-kindness, from me!
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