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Psalms 66:1 open_in_new
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.
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Psalms 66:2 open_in_new
Make His praise glorious. Aram, and Syriac read "Celebrate the glory of His praise".
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Psalms 66:4 open_in_new
the earth. See note on "ye lands", Psalms 66:1.
sing. sing psalms.
Selah. Marking the Structure by showing that (verses: Psalms 66:5-7) corresponds with (Psalms 66:16); and connecting the exhortation of verses: Psalms 66:1-4 with the reason for it in Psalms 66:5. See App-66.
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Psalms 66:5 open_in_new
Come and see. Note the correspondence of Psalms 66:16, "Come and hear".
children. sons.
men. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14.
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Psalms 66:6 open_in_new
the sea: i.e. the Red Sea.
the flood: i.e. the river Jordan.
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Psalms 66:7 open_in_new
Selah. Repeating the exhortation to praise, and connecting the two halves of the Psalm. (App-66.)
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Psalms 66:8 open_in_new
our God. Some codices, with one early printed edition, Aramaean, and Syriac, omit "our".
people. peoples.
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Psalms 66:9 open_in_new
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".
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Psalms 66:11 open_in_new
affliction. a heavy burden: i.e. in Egypt. Hebrew. mu'akah. Occurs only here.
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Psalms 66:12 open_in_new
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.
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Psalms 66:14 open_in_new
Which. Figure of speech Ellipsis (App-6). "which [vows]".
uttered. opened. Figure of speech Ellipsis (App-6). "opened [and vowed]".
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Psalms 66:15 open_in_new
offer. prepare. Hebrew. 'asah. App-43.
Selah. Connecting verses: Psalms 66:5-7 and Psalms 66:16. See note on Psalms 66:4, and App-66.
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Psalms 66:16 open_in_new
my soul. me (emph.) Hebrew. nephesh. App-13.
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Psalms 66:18 open_in_new
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.
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Psalms 66:20 open_in_new
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.