Psalms 66:3

“Say unto God, etc.] Or, “concerning God” f863, as some; or, “before God”, as the Targum; say to him as follows, in psalms and hymns of praise: how terrible art thou in thy works! or “reverend” f864; to be feared and reverenced with a godly fear on account of them; such as the works of nature and providence, which are stupendous and marvellous, fearfully and wonderfully wrought; and especially those of grace and redemption, in which the goodness of Christ is manifest, and for which he is to be feared: unless rather his judgments upon his enemies are here meant; who, though he is a Lamb to his own people, is the Lion of the tribe of Judah to them, whom he will break in pieces as a potter’s…”

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

“Say unto God - In your songs of praise. Let your songs be directly addressed to him, setting forth the grounds of that praise, or the reasons why it is due to him. How terrible art thou in thy works! - How fearful! how much to be reverenced! The meaning is, that the manifestations of his power and greatness, in the events which occur under his government, are suited to impress the mind with awe and reverence. Through the greatness of thy power - By the putting forth of thy power. Or, Thou hast such power over thine enemies as to be able to compel them to submit to thee. Shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee - Margin, Lie, or yield reigned obedience. The Hebrew word means to lie, to…”

“66:3 God conquers his enemies (see 18:44; 59:11; 81:15).”

“How terrible: Psa 47:2, Psa 65:5, Psa 76:12; Exod. 15:1-16, Exo 15:21; Jdg 5:2-4, Jdg 5:20-22; Isa 2:19, Isa 64:3; Jer 10:10 through: Psa 18:44, Psa 22:28, Psa 22:29, Psa 68:30, Psa 81:15 submit themselves: or, yield feigned obedience, Heb. lie, Psa 78:35, Psa 78:36 Psalms 66:4”