Psalms 66:3
Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
Psalms 66:3 in other translations
| BSB | Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds! So great is Your power that Your enemies cower before You. |
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| WEB | Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you. |
| ASV | Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! Through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee. |
| YLT | Say to God, ‘How fearful are Thy works, By the abundance of Thy strength, Thine enemies feign obedience to Thee. |
| DARBY | Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee. |
| BBE | Say to God, How greatly to be feared are your works! because of your great power your haters are forced to put themselves under your feet. |
| Webster | Say to God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thy enemies submit themselves to thee. |
What does Psalms 66:3 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 66:1-7
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 others may be led to glorify him also. But nothing can bring men to do this aright, unless his effectual grace create their hearts anew unto holiness; and in the redemption by the death of Christ, and the glorious deliverances it effects, are more…
Psalms 66:3 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 66:3
- Psalms 18:44
As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.
- Psalms 65:5
By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer us, O God of our salvation; who art the confidence of all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar off upon the sea:
- Psalms 81:15
The haters of the Lord should have submitted themselves unto him: but their time should have endured for ever.
- Psalms 47:2
For the Lord most high is terrible; he is a great King over all the earth.
- Psalms 78:35-36
And they remembered that God was their rock, and the high God their redeemer. Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
- Isaiah 2:19
And they shall go into the holes of the rocks, and into the caves of the earth, for fear of the Lord, and for the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake terribly the earth.
- Jeremiah 10:10
But the Lord is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.
- Psalms 22:28-29
For the kingdom is the Lord’s: and he is the governor among the nations. All they that be fat upon earth shall eat and worship: all they that go down to the dust shall bow before him: and none can keep alive his own soul.
- Psalms 76:12
He shall cut off the spirit of princes: he is terrible to the kings of the earth.
- Judges 5:2-4
Praise ye the Lord for the avenging of Israel, when the people willingly offered themselves. Hear, O ye kings; give ear, O ye princes; I, even I, will sing unto the Lord; I will sing praise to the Lord God of Israel. Lord, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.
- Psalms 68:30
Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war.
- Judges 5:20-22
They fought from heaven; the stars in their courses fought against Sisera. The river of Kishon swept them away, that ancient river, the river Kishon. O my soul, thou hast trodden down strength. Then were the horsehoofs broken by the means of the pransings, the pransings of their mighty ones.
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Context
- Psalms 66:2
Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.
- Psalms 66:3
Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works! through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies submit themselves unto thee.
- Psalms 66:4
All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
Psalms 66:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Decid á Dios: ¡Cuán terribles tus obras! Por lo grande de tu fortaleza te mentirán tus enemigos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Dites à Dieu: Que tes œuvres sont terribles! Tes ennemis se soumettent à toi, à cause de la grandeur de ta force. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Sprechet zu Gott: Wie furchtbar sind deine Werke! Wegen der Größe deiner Stärke unterwerfen sich dir deine Feinde mit Schmeichelei. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | ut cognoscamus in terra viam tuam, in omnibus gentibus salutare tuum. |