“ For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. ”
For thou, O God, hast proved us - That is, Thou hast tried us; thou hast tested the reality of our attachment to thee, as silver is tried by the application of fire. God had proved or tried them...
LXVI. A and LXVI. B. Here again we have two Pss., rather unskilfully joined together, for the former ends, the latter begins abruptly. In Psalms 66 A ( Psalms 66:1-12 ) the speaker always uses the...
10 For thou, O God! hast proved us We may read, Though thou, O God! etc., and then the passage comes in as a qualification of what went before, and is brought forward by the Psalmist to e...
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. For thou, O God, hast proved us - This is a metaphor taken from melting and refining metals; afflictions and trials of various...
Which holdeth our soul in life— These verses plainly refer to the deliverance from Egypt. After having made his people pass through several trials in Egypt, God brought them into a net: "They are...
O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: -The sore trouble out of which God brought His people into a wealthy place; praise to God accordingly. Verse 8,9. O...
This Ps. triumphantly celebrates a great national deliverance. The whole earth is summoned to join in the chorus of praise ( Psalms 66:1-4 ). The memories of the exodus are recalled ( Psalms 66:5-7 )...
Psalms 66:1-20 THE most striking feature of this psalm is the transition from the plural "we" and "our," in Psalms 66:1-12 , to the singular "I" and "my," in Psalms 66:13-20 . Ewald supposes tha...
“Come and See the Works of God” Psalms 66:1-15 Some of the old expositors speak of this psalm as “the Lord's Prayer in the Old Testament.” A summons to praise, Psalms 66:1-4 The devout so...
This is one of the most beautiful of the songs of worship. It is divided into two parts by a change from the use of the plural pronoun (verses Psa 66:1-12) to the use of the singular (verses Psa 66:1...
Well may every redeemed soul join issue in this service, and call upon everyone in union with Christ to bless a covenant God in him, and to make the voice of his praise to be made known. Let the rede...
For thou, O God, hast proved us ,.... And by the experiment found them to be true and faithful; to have the truth of grace, and the root of the matter in them; not reprobate silver, or their grace c...
For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried. Ver. 10. For thou, O God, hast proved us ] Non ut ipse sciat sed ut scire nos faciat, saith Austin. God proveth his peopl...
For thou, O God , &c. Or, nevertheless. Though thou hast hitherto helped us: and now delivered us, yet for a season thou hast sorely afflicted us; hast tried us as silver is tried That is, s...
The Saints Exhorted to Praise God. 8 O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard: 9 Whic...
For, or yet , or nevertheless . Though thou hast hitherto helped us, and now delivered us, yet for a season thou hast sorely afflicted us. Tried us, as silver is tried, i.e. severely, as if it...
d). The Nations Are To Take Note Of The Wonderful Deliverance From A Disastrous Experience That His People Have Experienced ( Psalms 66:8-12 ). The words that follow indicate some special trial th...
INTRODUCTION Superscription .—“ To the chief Musician .” See Introduction to Psalms 57 . “ A Psalm or Song . See Introduction to Psalms 48 . Both the author and the occasion of the psalm are unk...
Psalms 66:1 . Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: Let not Israel alone do it. Take up the strain, ye nations. He is the God of all the nations of the earth. «Make a joyful noise unto God,...
This in the Greek is called a psalm of the resurrection, no doubt because God had in David's time revived the nation. The application to the captivity is unsupported by the language of joy. David her...
Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands. Providence The real theme of this psalm is in the last section: it is a psalm of thanksgiving for a special mercy experienced by an individual. But t...
EXPOSITION THIS is another song of thanksgiving, and is connected with a special deliverance ( Psalms 66:10-19 ). The composer is about to offer a sacrifice to God in his holy place, in perfor...
Thanksgiving for the Miracles of God's Deliverance. To the chief musician, for use in liturgical worship, a song or psalm, the name of the inspired poet not being mentioned.
1 Peter 1:6 ; 1 Peter 1:7 ; Deuteronomy 13:3 ; Deuteronomy 8:16 ; Deuteronomy 8:2 ; Isaiah 48:10 ; Proverbs 17:3 ; Psalms 17:3 ; Zechariah 13:9
Proved us — As it were in a burning furnace; and with a design to purge out our dross.