←Psalm 66→BSB

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Key Terms

Burnt Offering 6 Fear 4 Kindness (Solidarity) 3 Bless (Approval) 2 Vow (Promise) 2 Greatness Glory (Presence of God) Glory (Splendor) Praise (Glorify) Praise (Respect) Fear (State) Awe (State) Fear (Terror) Fear (Reverence) Fear (Awe) Fearful Respect Respect (Among People) Blessing (Act) Bless (Favor) Blessing (Content) Blessed Bless (Request Favor) Offering Gift (Tribute) Sin Offering Peace Offering Offering Made by Fire Offering (Contribution) Drink-Offering Guilt-Offering Sacrifice (Offering) Wave-Offering Voluntary Offering Gift (Offering) Dedication (Ceremony) Offer Sacrifice Sacrifice (Act) Sacrifice (Ritual) Whole Burnt Offering Offering (Special) Offering (Voluntary) Sin Offering (Guilt Removal) Vow (Act) Vow (Oath) Mischief Be Kind Kindness (Benevolence) Kindness (Graciousness) Kindness (Affection)

Make a Joyful Noise

(Psalms 100:1–5)

For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm.

ⓘ This anonymous psalm includes two hymns (66:1–12, 13–20)...

This anonymous psalm includes two hymns (66:1–12, 13–20) that praise God for his redemption.
ⓘ The psalmist exhorts nature to join in a...

The psalmist exhorts nature to join in a mighty chorus to praise God’s glory, name, and power.
1Make a joyful noise to God,all the earth!2Sing the glory of His name;make His praise glorious.3Say to God, “How awesome are Your deeds!So great is Your powerthat Your enemies cower before You.4All the earth bows down to You;they sing praise to You;they sing praise to Your name.”Selah
ⓘ The story of the Exodus and God’s victory...

The story of the Exodus and God’s victory over the sea evokes responses of astonishment (66:5) and worship (66:6). God works miracles . . . for people in order to redeem them for himself.
5Come and see the works of God;how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.6He turned the sea into dry land;they passed through the waters on foot;there we rejoiced in Him.7He rules forever by His power;His eyes watch the nations.Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves.Selah
ⓘ The orderly lives of the redeemed reflect the...

The orderly lives of the redeemed reflect the order of God’s world. The Lord protects them from evil and purifies them.
8Bless our God, O peoples;let the sound of His praise be heard.9He preserves our livesand keeps our feet from slipping.
10For You, O God, have tested us;You have refined us like silver.11You led us into the net;You laid burdens on our backs.12You let men ride over our heads;we went through fire and water,but You brought us into abundance.
13I will enter Your house with burnt offerings;I will fulfill my vows to You—14the vows that my lips promisedand my mouth spoke in my distress.15I will offer You fatlings as burnt offerings,with the fragrant smoke of rams;I will offer bulls and goats.Selah
ⓘ The private testimony in the conclusion of the...

The private testimony in the conclusion of the psalm parallels the public praise of its opening (66:1–4).
16Come and listen, all you who fear God,and I will declare what He has done for me.17I cried out to Him with my mouthand praised Him with my tongue.†18If I had cherished iniquity in my heart,the Lord would not have listened.19But God has surely heard;He has attended to the sound of my prayer.
20Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayeror withheld from me His loving devotion!