Psalms 66:8

“O bless our God, ye people, etc.] In all countries, that know the Lord and fear him; ascribe blessing, and honour and glory, to Christ our God, on account of his works, actions, perfections, kingdom and power; and because of the destruction of those who are rebels to his government; and make the voice of his praise to be heard; far and near, in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs; by shoutings, and loud acclamations of joy; (see <661905> Revelation 19:5,6); where Christ is called our God, and a like exhortation is made as here.”

“Here is, perhaps, cited a case of recent deliverance.”

“O bless our God, ye people - That is, particularly the people of the nation; the Hebrew people. The call here to praise or bless God is on account of some special benefit which had been conferred on them, and which is referred to more particularly in the following verses. It was his gracious interposition in the time of danger, by which they were delivered from their foes, Psalms 66:11-12. And make the voice of his praise to be heard - Let it be sounded out afar, that it may be heard abroad. return to 'Top of Page'”

“66:8-10 The orderly lives of the redeemed reflect the order of God’s world. The Lord protects them from evil and purifies them.”

“O bless: Deu 32:43; Rom 15:10, Rom 15:11 make: Psa 66:2, Psa 47:1; Jer 33:11; Rev 5:11-14, Rev 19:1, Rev 19:5, Rev 19:6 Psalms 66:9”

“The character of the event by which the truth has been verified that the God who redeemed Israel out of Egypt still ever possesses and exercises to the full His ancient sovereign power, is seen from this reiterated call to the peoples to share in Israel's Gloria. God has averted the peril of death and overthrow from His people: He has put their soul in life (בּחיּים, like בּישׁע in Psa 12:6), i.e., in the realm of life; He has not abandoned their foot to tottering unto overthrow (mowT the substantive, as in Psa 121:3; cf. the reversed construction in Psa 55:23). For God has cast His people as it were into a smelting-furnace or fining-pot in order to purify and to prove them by suffering; -…”