King James Version
Psalms 66
20 verses with commentary
Shout for Joy to God
To the chief Musician, A Song or Psalm. Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands: all: Heb. all the earth
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KJV Study Commentary
<strong>Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands.</strong> This opening summons launches an exuberant psalm of praise calling all nations to worship. "Make a joyful noise" (<em>hariu l'Elohim</em>, הָרִיעוּ לֵאלֹהִים) uses the imperative form of <em>rua</em> (רוּעַ), meaning to shout, raise a sound, cry out in joy or alarm, blow a trumpet. This isn't quiet, dignified ceremony but explosive, enth...
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(1) **Make a joyful noise.**—Better, *sing aloud, *or *shout.*
**All ye lands.**—The margin is better.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
**13. For--**introduces further reasons for his prayer, the unjust, deliberate, and murderous purposes of his foes.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 66
Chapter Outline
Praise for God's sovereign power in the creation.(1-7)
For his favour to his church.(8-12)
And the psalmist's praise for his experience of God's goodness.(13-20)
**Verses 1-7**
The holy church throughout all the world lifts up her voice, to laud that Name which is above every name, to make the praise of Jesus glorious, both by word and deed; that ot...
Read full commentary →Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
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The call to 'Sing forth the honour of his name' commands worship that exalts God's character. Making His praise 'glorious' indicates that worship's quality should match its object—God's infinite glory demands excellent praise. This anticipates John 4:24 where true worshipers worship in spirit and truth, showing that God deserves humanity's best.
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(2) **Sing forth.**—Literally, *play on the harp.*
**Make his praise glorious.**—So the LXX., but the construction is dubious. Literally, *put glory his praise, *meaning perhaps, in parallelism with the first clause, “make the Divine glory the subject of your praise.” But the opening words of the next verse, “say unto God, how,” &c, are so bald that a suspicion arises as to the arrangement of the ...
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14-18. In his profession of trust he includes the terms of the prayer expressing it.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 66
Chapter Outline
Praise for God's sovereign power in the creation.(1-7)
For his favour to his church.(8-12)
And the psalmist's praise for his experience of God's goodness.(13-20)
**Verses 1-7**
The holy church throughout all the world lifts up her voice, to laud that Name which is above every name, to make the praise of Jesus glorious, both by word and deed; that ot...
Read full commentary →Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. submit: or, yield feigned obedience: Heb. lie
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The psalmist calls all creation to acknowledge God's terrifying power in His works. The Hebrew 'nora' (terrible) conveys awesome reverence rather than fear, emphasizing God's majestic sovereignty. This divine power is so overwhelming that even enemies, in grudging submission, must acknowledge His supremacy—a foretaste of Philippians 2:10-11 where every knee bows to Christ.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
14-18. In his profession of trust he includes the terms of the prayer expressing it.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 66
Chapter Outline
Praise for God's sovereign power in the creation.(1-7)
For his favour to his church.(8-12)
And the psalmist's praise for his experience of God's goodness.(13-20)
**Verses 1-7**
The holy church throughout all the world lifts up her voice, to laud that Name which is above every name, to make the praise of Jesus glorious, both by word and deed; that ot...
Read full commentary →All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
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KJV Study Commentary
The invitation to all nations to sing praise to God reveals the universal scope of His glory. This echoes the Abrahamic covenant's promise that all nations would be blessed through Israel (Genesis 12:3). The call to 'sing forth the honour of his name' emphasizes that worship must be fitting to God's character—not casual or flippant, but dignified and reverent, bringing glory to His name alone.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
14-18. In his profession of trust he includes the terms of the prayer expressing it.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 66
Chapter Outline
Praise for God's sovereign power in the creation.(1-7)
For his favour to his church.(8-12)
And the psalmist's praise for his experience of God's goodness.(13-20)
**Verses 1-7**
The holy church throughout all the world lifts up her voice, to laud that Name which is above every name, to make the praise of Jesus glorious, both by word and deed; that ot...
Read full commentary →Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
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<strong>Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.</strong> This verse issues an invitation to observe and consider God's mighty acts in history. "Come and see" (<em>lekhu ur'u</em>, לְכוּ וּרְאוּ) uses two imperatives—come and see. <em>Halakh</em> (הָלַךְ) means to go, walk, come. <em>Ra'ah</em> (רָאָה) means to see, look at, perceive, understand. Toget...
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14-18. In his profession of trust he includes the terms of the prayer expressing it.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 66
Chapter Outline
Praise for God's sovereign power in the creation.(1-7)
For his favour to his church.(8-12)
And the psalmist's praise for his experience of God's goodness.(13-20)
**Verses 1-7**
The holy church throughout all the world lifts up her voice, to laud that Name which is above every name, to make the praise of Jesus glorious, both by word and deed; that ot...
Read full commentary →He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.
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The turning of the sea into dry land recalls the Red Sea crossing (Exodus 14), while passing through the flood references the Jordan crossing (Joshua 3). These historical acts demonstrate God's sovereign control over nature and His faithfulness to His covenant promises. The call to 'rejoice in him' grounds joy not in circumstances but in God's unchanging character and mighty acts on behalf of His ...
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(6) **Flood.**—Hebrew, *nāhar, *which generally stands for the Euphrates, but here, as in Psalm 74:15, for either the Jordan or the Red Sea.
**There did we rejoice.**—The verb is properly *optative*—*there *(*i.e., *in those works) *let us rejoice, *and thus rendered is more in keeping with the first verses of the psalm. The LXX. and Vulg. have the future, “There we will rejoice in him.”
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
14-18. In his profession of trust he includes the terms of the prayer expressing it.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 66
Chapter Outline
Praise for God's sovereign power in the creation.(1-7)
For his favour to his church.(8-12)
And the psalmist's praise for his experience of God's goodness.(13-20)
**Verses 1-7**
The holy church throughout all the world lifts up her voice, to laud that Name which is above every name, to make the praise of Jesus glorious, both by word and deed; that ot...
Read full commentary →He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold the nations: let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah.
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God's eternal reign ('ruleth by his power for ever') establishes the foundation for confidence in His providential oversight of all nations. His eyes 'behold the nations' speaks to His omniscience and active governance of world affairs. The warning against rebellion reflects the futility of resisting divine sovereignty—a theme echoed in Psalm 2:1-4. God's watchfulness ensures both justice for His ...
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(7) **His eyes behold.**—Better, *his eyes keep watch on the nations. *God is, as it were, Israel’s outpost, ever on the alert to warn and defend them against surrounding nations.
**Let not . . .**—Literally, *the rebellious, let them not exalt for themselves, *where we may supply “horn” as in Psalm 75:4-5, or “head” as in Psalm 3:3; Psalm 110:7. For *the rebellious, *comp. Psalm 68:6.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
19-21. God displays openly His purposed goodness to His people.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 66
Chapter Outline
Praise for God's sovereign power in the creation.(1-7)
For his favour to his church.(8-12)
And the psalmist's praise for his experience of God's goodness.(13-20)
**Verses 1-7**
The holy church throughout all the world lifts up her voice, to laud that Name which is above every name, to make the praise of Jesus glorious, both by word and deed; that ot...
Read full commentary →O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:
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The call to 'bless our God' emphasizes corporate worship as the proper response to divine deliverance. Making His praise 'to be heard' suggests loud, public declaration—worship is never merely private but communal and testimonial. The Hebrew 'barak' (bless) means to kneel in adoration, acknowledging God as the source of all good. This public praise serves both as thanksgiving and evangelism, decla...
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19-21. God displays openly His purposed goodness to His people.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 8-12**
The Lord not only preserves our temporal life, but maintains the spiritual life which he has given to believers. By afflictions we are proved, as silver in the fire. The troubles of the church will certainly end well. Through various conflicts and troubles, the slave of Satan escapes from his yoke, and obtains joy and peace in believing: through much tribulation the believer mu...
Read full commentary →Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our feet to be moved. holdeth: Heb. putteth
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God 'holdeth our soul in life' expresses His active, sustaining providence—believers live not by their own strength but by God's preserving grace (Acts 17:28). The phrase 'suffereth not our feet to be moved' echoes Psalm 121:3, promising divine protection from fatal stumbling. This is not a guarantee against all trials, but assurance that God will preserve His elect unto final salvation, preventin...
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(9) **Which holdeth . . .**—The LXX. literally, *which putteth our soul into life, i.e., *keeps us alive, as the parallelism shows.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
19-21. God displays openly His purposed goodness to His people.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 8-12**
The Lord not only preserves our temporal life, but maintains the spiritual life which he has given to believers. By afflictions we are proved, as silver in the fire. The troubles of the church will certainly end well. Through various conflicts and troubles, the slave of Satan escapes from his yoke, and obtains joy and peace in believing: through much tribulation the believer mu...
Read full commentary →For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us, as silver is tried.
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The imagery of refining silver illustrates how God uses trials to purify His people, removing impurities while preserving what is precious (Malachi 3:3). 'Thou hast proved us' indicates divine testing is intentional and purposeful, not random suffering. This refining process, though painful, demonstrates God's commitment to sanctification—He loves His people too much to leave them in their sinful ...
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**22. For I said--**literally, "And I said," in an adversative sense. I, thus favored, was despondent.
**in my haste--**in my terror.
**cut off ... eyes--**from all the protection of Thy presence.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 8-12**
The Lord not only preserves our temporal life, but maintains the spiritual life which he has given to believers. By afflictions we are proved, as silver in the fire. The troubles of the church will certainly end well. Through various conflicts and troubles, the slave of Satan escapes from his yoke, and obtains joy and peace in believing: through much tribulation the believer mu...
Read full commentary →Thou broughtest us into the net; thou laidst affliction upon our loins.
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The metaphor shifts from refining to warfare—'brought us into the net' and 'affliction upon our loins' depict capture and burden-bearing. Yet even in these descriptions, God's sovereignty is clear: He permits these trials for redemptive purposes. The 'net' may reference Babylonian captivity or other national calamities. This verse honestly acknowledges that God ordains difficult circumstances, not...
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(11) **Net.**—The Hebrew in Ezekiel 12:13 certainly means “net,” as LXX. and Vulg. here. But Aquila, Symmachus, and Jerome prefer the usual meaning, “stronghold” (2Samuel 5:7, &c), which is more in keeping with the other images of violence and oppression. The fortress, the hard labour, the subjection as by foes riding over the vanquished, the passage through fire and water, all raise a picture of ...
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**23-24. the Lord ... proud doer--**literally, "the Lord is keeping faith," that is, with His people, and is repaying, &c. Then let none despair, but take courage; their hopes shall not be in vain.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 8-12**
The Lord not only preserves our temporal life, but maintains the spiritual life which he has given to believers. By afflictions we are proved, as silver in the fire. The troubles of the church will certainly end well. Through various conflicts and troubles, the slave of Satan escapes from his yoke, and obtains joy and peace in believing: through much tribulation the believer mu...
Read full commentary →Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads; we went through fire and through water: but thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. wealthy: Heb. moist
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The imagery of men riding over Israel's heads depicts humiliation and subjugation under enemy oppression. Passing through fire and water represents extreme dangers (Isaiah 43:2), yet God brings His people 'out into a wealthy place'—a place of abundance, rest, and blessing. This pattern of suffering-then-glory reflects both Israel's experience and the believer's journey through sanctification to gl...
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(12) **Ride over our heads.**—For the figure comp. Isaiah 51:23.
**We went through fire and water.**—A figure of extreme danger. (Comp. Isaiah 43:2.)
**A wealthy place.**—The LXX. and Vulg., “to refreshment,” which is certainly more in keeping with the figures employed, and may perhaps be got out of the root-idea of the word, “overflow.” But a slight change gives the frequent figure “a broad place...
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**23-24. the Lord ... proud doer--**literally, "the Lord is keeping faith," that is, with His people, and is repaying, &c. Then let none despair, but take courage; their hopes shall not be in vain.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 8-12**
The Lord not only preserves our temporal life, but maintains the spiritual life which he has given to believers. By afflictions we are proved, as silver in the fire. The troubles of the church will certainly end well. Through various conflicts and troubles, the slave of Satan escapes from his yoke, and obtains joy and peace in believing: through much tribulation the believer mu...
Read full commentary →I will go into thy house with burnt offerings: I will pay thee my vows,
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Personal testimony now follows corporate praise—'I will go into thy house with burnt offerings' shows individual commitment to worship. Burnt offerings, wholly consumed on the altar, symbolized complete dedication to God. The phrase 'I will pay thee my vows' reflects covenant faithfulness—keeping promises made during distress. This teaches that vows made in desperation must be honored in deliveran...
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**Verses 13-20**
We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our mutual comfort, and to the glory of God. We cannot share these spiritual privileges, if we retain the love of sin in our hearts, though we refrain from the gross practice, Sin, regarded i...
Read full commentary →Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath spoken, when I was in trouble. uttered: Heb. opened
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The vows 'uttered' by the psalmist's lips were made 'when I was in trouble,' revealing honest prayer in distress. This validates bringing our urgent needs and pleas to God, while also establishing accountability—God hears and remembers our promises. The public nature of these vows ('my lips have uttered') adds community accountability. True faith doesn't shrink from making bold commitments to God,...
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(14) **Uttered.**—Literally, *opened.*
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
PSALM 32 Psa 32:1-11. Maschil--literally, "giving instruction." The Psalmist describes the blessings of His forgiveness, succeeding the pains of conviction, and deduces from his own experience instruction and exhortation to others.
1-2. (Compare Ro 4:6).
**forgiven--**literally, "taken away," opposed to retain (Joh 20:23).
**covered--**so that God no longer regards the sin (Psa 85:3).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 13-20**
We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our mutual comfort, and to the glory of God. We cannot share these spiritual privileges, if we retain the love of sin in our hearts, though we refrain from the gross practice, Sin, regarded i...
Read full commentary →I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. fatlings: Heb. marrow
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Burnt offerings of 'fatlings' represent costly worship—not leftover sacrifice but the best animals (Leviticus 22:19-20). The mention of 'incense' may refer to the aromatic smoke from fat burning on the altar, ascending to God as a pleasing aroma. The variety of animals (bullocks, goats, rams) shows thoroughness in worship, holding nothing back. This anticipates Christ's perfect sacrifice, the ulti...
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(15) **I will offer.**—Such a holocaust could hardly have been vowed by a single person. It is the community that speaks. Besides, the ram was not a sacrifice for any individual, but particularly enjoined for the high priest (Leviticus 9:2), the head of a tribe (Numbers 7), or a Nazarite (Numbers 6:14). Incense is here the ascending smoke of the sacrifice.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
PSALM 32 Psa 32:1-11. Maschil--literally, "giving instruction." The Psalmist describes the blessings of His forgiveness, succeeding the pains of conviction, and deduces from his own experience instruction and exhortation to others.
1-2. (Compare Ro 4:6).
**forgiven--**literally, "taken away," opposed to retain (Joh 20:23).
**covered--**so that God no longer regards the sin (Psa 85:3).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 13-20**
We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our mutual comfort, and to the glory of God. We cannot share these spiritual privileges, if we retain the love of sin in our hearts, though we refrain from the gross practice, Sin, regarded i...
Read full commentary →Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
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<strong>Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.</strong> This verse shifts from corporate praise (v.1-15) to personal testimony, inviting others to hear individual experience of answered prayer. "Come and hear" (<em>lekhu shim'u</em>, לְכוּ שִׁמְעוּ) parallels "come and see" in verse 5. There the invitation was to observe God's corporate works in hist...
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(16) **Come.**—Refers back to Psalm 66:9.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
3-4. A vivid description of felt, but unacknowledged, sin.
**When--**literally, "for," as in Psa 32:4.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 13-20**
We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our mutual comfort, and to the glory of God. We cannot share these spiritual privileges, if we retain the love of sin in our hearts, though we refrain from the gross practice, Sin, regarded i...
Read full commentary →I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
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Personal testimony of answered prayer follows sacrifice—'I cried unto him with my mouth' shows vocal, explicit prayer. The phrase 'he was extolled with my tongue' indicates that even before receiving the answer, the psalmist began praising God. This demonstrates faith that trusts God's character and purposes regardless of immediate circumstances. Extolling God 'with my tongue' emphasizes that wors...
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(17) **And he . . .**—Literally, *exaltation *(*i.e., praise*) *was under my tongue, *apparently a Hebrew idiom akin to our “on the tip of the tongue,” *i.e., *ready at any moment for utterance.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
3-4. A vivid description of felt, but unacknowledged, sin.
**When--**literally, "for," as in Psa 32:4.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 13-20**
We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our mutual comfort, and to the glory of God. We cannot share these spiritual privileges, if we retain the love of sin in our hearts, though we refrain from the gross practice, Sin, regarded i...
Read full commentary →If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me:
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<strong>If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear me.</strong> This verse articulates a fundamental principle of prayer: unrepented sin hinders communion with God. "If I regard" (<em>im-ra'iti</em>, אִם־רָאִיתִי) uses the verb <em>ra'ah</em> (רָאָה), meaning to see, look at, regard, consider favorably. The conditional "if" introduces a hypothetical the psalmist denies about himself ...
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(18) **If I regard . . .**—Rather, *if I had seen evil *(*i.e., *had had it purposely in view) *in my heart, the Lord would not have heard me. *One may not “be pardoned and retain the offence.” The reference may be either to the forming of wicked schemes, or to the complacent view of wickedness in others.
The protestation of innocence in this verse, being made by or for the community at large, mar...
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5. A prompt fulfilment of the purposed confession is followed by a prompt forgiveness.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 13-20**
We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our mutual comfort, and to the glory of God. We cannot share these spiritual privileges, if we retain the love of sin in our hearts, though we refrain from the gross practice, Sin, regarded i...
Read full commentary →But verily God hath heard me; he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
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The psalmist's confidence rests on God's character—'Verily God hath heard me.' The emphatic 'verily' underscores absolute certainty of answered prayer. 'Attended to the voice of my prayer' shows God's active engagement with His people's petitions, not distant indifference. This assurance flows from covenant relationship; God hears because the psalmist belongs to Him. It anticipates John 9:31 and 1...
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**6. For this--**that is, my happy experience.
**godly--**pious in the sense of Psa 4:3.
**a time--**(Is 55:6); when God's Spirit inclines us to seek pardon, He is ready to forgive.
**floods, &c.--**denotes great danger (Psa 18:17; 66:12).
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 13-20**
We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our mutual comfort, and to the glory of God. We cannot share these spiritual privileges, if we retain the love of sin in our hearts, though we refrain from the gross practice, Sin, regarded i...
Read full commentary →Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.
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<strong>Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my prayer, nor his mercy from me.</strong> This concluding doxology celebrates answered prayer, attributing it to God's mercy rather than personal merit. "Blessed be God" (<em>barukh Elohim</em>, בָּרוּךְ אֱלֹהִים) is the appropriate response to experienced grace. <em>Barukh</em> (בָּרוּךְ) means blessed, praised, adored. The passive form indicate...
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(20) **Who hath not turned . . .**—*i.e., *he found himself able to pray, was not silenced. Notice the *zeugma. *God had not *rejected *his prayer nor *withdrawn *His grace.
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7. His experience illustrates the statement of Psa 32:6.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
**Verses 13-20**
We should declare unto those that fear God, what he has done for our souls, and how he has heard and answered our prayers, inviting them to join us in prayer and praise; this will turn to our mutual comfort, and to the glory of God. We cannot share these spiritual privileges, if we retain the love of sin in our hearts, though we refrain from the gross practice, Sin, regarded i...
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