Psalms 66:4

All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
earth	הָאָ֤רֶץ ha.'A.retz	H776	the earth (at large · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
worship	יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ yish.ta.cha.Vu	H7812	to depress · verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
sing	וִֽיזַמְּרוּ vi.za.me.ru-	H2167	play upon it · conjunction + verb, piel, 3rd person masculine plural
sing	יְזַמְּר֖וּ ye.za.me.Ru	H2167	play upon it · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
name	שִׁמְךָ֣ shim.Kha	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
Selah	סֶֽלָה Se.lah	H5542	suspension (of music) · interjection

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Cross-references

Psalms 22:27 All the ends of the world shall remember and turn unto the LORD: and all the kindreds of the nations shall worship before thee.
Psalms 117:1 O praise the LORD, all ye nations: praise him, all ye people.
Psalms 96:1-2 O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense sh…
Revelation 15:4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy j…
Daniel 7:14 And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an ev…
Isaiah 2:2-4 And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shal…
Isaiah 42:10-12 Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise from the end of the earth, ye that go down to the sea, and all that is therein; the isles, and…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 66:1-7

I. In these verses the psalmist calls upon all people to praise God, all lands, all the earth, all the inhabitants of the world that are capable of praising God, Psa 66:1. 1. This speaks the glory of God, that he is worthy to be praised by all, for he is good to all and furnishes every nation with matter for praise. 2. The duty of man, that all are obliged to praise God; it is part of the law of creation, and therefore is required of every creature. 3. A prediction of the conversion of the Gentiles to the faith of Christ; the time should come when all lands should praise God, and this incense should in every place be offered to him. 4. A hearty good-will which the psalmist had to this good w…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 66:3

A specimen of the praise. How terrible--(Compare Psa 65:8). submit--(Compare Margin), show a forced subjection (Psa 18:44), produced by terror.

John Gill on Psalms 66:4

All the earth shall worship thee,.... The Messiah, who is equal with God; the Creator of men; the Redeemer of his people; the Head of the church, and King of saints; their Lord, and therefore to be worshipped; with internal worship, in the exercise of faith, hope, and love; and with external worship, in the word and ordinances, by prayer and praise, public and private. This universal worship, that will be yielded him, will be in the latter day; which shows that this psalm respects those times, when Christ shall be King over all the earth, and his name, worship, and religion, one, Zechariah 14:9; and shall sing unto thee; the song of Moses and the Lamb, the Lamb's new song, the song of redee…

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John Calvin on Psalms 66:1-4

Psalm 66:1-4 1. Shout unto God, all the earth. 2. Sing the honor of his name: make glorious his praise. [466] 3. Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! in the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies lie [or feign submission] unto thee. 4. All the earth shall worship thee, and they shall sing unto thee; they shall sing thy name. Selah. 1. Shout unto God, all the earth The psalm begins with this general declaration, which is afterwards reduced to particulars. [467] He addresses himself to the whole world, and from this it would seem evident, that he predicts the extent to which the kingdom of God should reach at the coming of Christ. In the second verse the call is repeated wit…

The Church Fathers

Also in this place (which we have been quoting), the apostle to the Gentiles said that the wrath of God comes on the children of infidelity because of these evils. When, however, he says, "And you yourselves once walked in them when they were your life," he shows well enough that they were not their life then. To them, indeed, they were dead, since their life was hidden with Christ in God. For the evils, in truth, were living in those who were not living in the evils, as I indicated a little while ago. Likewise, the vices, indeed, that were dwelling in the members of certain people were said to be their members, by a figure of speech in which the name of a place is given to the things contained within it, just as it is said that the whole forum speaks when what is meant is that the people who are in the forum are speaking. By this same figure of speech, there is sung in the psalm, "Let all the earth adore you," that is, all people who are on the earth.
— Augustine of Hippo, On Continence 14:30

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Dictionary and topics

Gentiles · PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF — PROPHECIES OF THE CONVERSION OF

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 66:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 66:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 66:3

John Gill on Psalms 66:4

John Calvin on Psalms 66:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 66:4

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 66:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 66:3

John Gill on Psalms 66:4

John Calvin on Psalms 66:1-4

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 66:1-4

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 66:3

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 66:4