| Geneva Study Bible <or Psalm.>> Make a joyful noise unto God, {a} all ye lands: (a) He prophecies that all nations will come to the knowledge of God, who then was only known in Judea. Wesley's Notes 66:1 All lands - Ye people of all nations. He invites the Gentile world, to the contemplation and celebration of God's works. King James Translators' Notes all...: Heb. all the earth Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary PSALM 66 Ps 66:1-20. The writer invites all men to unite in praise, cites some striking occasions for it, promises special acts of thanksgiving, and celebrates God's great mercy. 1. Make . noise-or, "Shout." Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 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 wondrous works than Israel's deliverance from Egyptian bondage. |