# Psalm 66 📖: Come and See What God Has Done
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> [!info] Table of Contents
> [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]]
> [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]]
> [[#🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights]]
> [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]]
> [[#✝️ Christ in This Chapter]]
> [[#🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application]]
> [[#💬 Discussion Questions]]
> [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]]
> [[#🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference]]
> [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]]
> [[#📂 Internal Notes]]
## 📜 Scripture Text (NET)
(The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005)
#### For the music director, a song, a psalm.
[[#Verse 01.]] Shout out praise to God, all the earth!
[[#Verse 02.]] Sing praises about the majesty of his reputation.
Give him the honor he deserves!
[[#Verse 03.]] Say to God:
“How awesome are your deeds!
Because of your great power your enemies cower in fear before you.
[[#Verse 04.]] All the earth worships you
and sings praises to you.
They sing praises to your name.” (Selah)
[[#Verse 05.]] Come and witness God’s exploits!
His acts on behalf of people are awesome.
[[#Verse 06.]] He turned the sea into dry land;
they passed through the river on foot.
Let us rejoice in him there.
[[#Verse 07.]] He rules by his power forever;
he watches the nations.
Stubborn rebels should not exalt themselves. (Selah)
[[#Verse 08.]] Praise our God, you nations.
Loudly proclaim his praise.
[[#Verse 09.]] He preserves our lives
and does not allow our feet to slip.
[[#Verse 10.]] For you, O God, tested us;
you purified us like refined silver.
[[#Verse 11.]] You led us into a trap;
you caused us to suffer.
[[#Verse 12.]] You allowed men to ride over our heads;
we passed through fire and water,
but you brought us out into a wide open place.
[[#Verse 13.]] I will enter your temple with burnt sacrifices;
I will fulfill the vows I made to you,
[[#Verse 14.]] which my lips uttered
and my mouth spoke when I was in trouble.
[[#Verse 15.]] I will offer up to you fattened animals as burnt sacrifices,
along with the smell of sacrificial rams.
I will offer cattle and goats. (Selah)
[[#Verse 16.]] Come! Listen, all you who are loyal to God.
I will declare what he has done for me.
[[#Verse 17.]] I cried out to him for help
and praised him with my tongue.
[[#Verse 18.]] If I had harbored sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened.
[[#Verse 19.]] However, God heard;
he listened to my prayer.
[[#Verse 20.]] God deserves praise,
for he did not reject my prayer
or abandon his love for me.
## 📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary
###### Overall.
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## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights
1. The heading calls Psalm 66 a song and a psalm, but it does not name an author.
2. The psalm moves from the whole earth praising God (66:1-4), to Israel (66:5-12), to one worshiper (66:13-20).
3. Turning the sea into dry land (66:6) recalls the crossing of the Red Sea (Exodus 14:21-22).
4. Crossing "the river on foot" (66:6) may recall Israel crossing the Jordan into the promised land (Joshua 3:14-17).
5. Silver was refined by heating it in fire to remove impurities (66:10; Malachi 3:3).
6. Going through fire and water (66:12) is a picture of extreme danger, also used in Isaiah 43:2.
7. The worshiper offers burnt offerings of rams, bulls, and goats (66:15), showing how serious his vows were.
8. *Selah* appears three times (66:4, 7, 15).
9. The worshiper fulfills vows he made when he was in trouble (66:13-14).
10. The psalm ends with praise that God did not reject his prayer or withhold His loyal love (66:20).
## 🧠 Chapter Summary
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## ✝️ Christ in This Chapter
Christ is the One who brings us through fire and water into abundance (66:12). As God led Israel through the sea, Jesus leads His people through trials to life (1 Peter 1:6-7), and He listens to the prayers of those He has made righteous (66:19-20).
## 🔎 Key Principles / 🛟 Life Application
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## 💬 Discussion Questions
1. The psalmist invites all the earth to come and see God's works (66:5). What has God done in your life that you could invite others to see?
2. God tested His people like silver is refined (66:10-12). How has God used difficult seasons to refine you?
3. The psalmist says God would not have listened if he had held on to sin (66:18). Why does unconfessed sin affect our prayer life?
## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember
- 📖 verse 6: God turned the sea into dry land, and they crossed the river on foot.
- 📖 verse 12: We went through fire and water, but You brought us out into a wide open place.
- 📖 verse 16: Come and listen, all who fear God, and I will tell what He has done for me.
## 🔗 Related Passages/Cross Reference
- 🔗 [[Exodus 14#Verse 21.|Exodus 14:21-22]] - Israel crosses the sea on dry ground.
- 🔗 [[Isaiah 43#Verse 02.|Isaiah 43:2]] - When you pass through the waters, I will be with you.
- 🔗 [[1 Peter 01#Verse 06.|1 Peter 1:6-7]] - Faith refined like gold by fire.
- 🔗 [[John 09#Verse 31.|John 9:31]] - God listens to the one who does His will.
- 🔗 [[Malachi 03#Verse 03.|Malachi 3:3]] - The Lord refines like silver.
## 🙏 Devotional Reflection
📝 SOAP: [[Psalm 66 - SOAP|Going Through Hard Things Together]]
## 📂 Internal Notes