Psalms 66:5

5 Come and see what God has done, his wonderful acts among people.

Psalms 66:5 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 66:5

Come and see the works of God
Of the Messiah, God manifest in the flesh; those divine works which he did when here on earth; his miraculous works, which were proofs of his deity and Messiahship; his preaching the Gospel, in so divine a manner as never man did; his works of obedience to the law, which were pure and perfect; the everlasting righteousness he wrought out for the justification of his people; and the great work of redemption and salvation finished by him, which none but God could ever have effected. This is an invitation to the inhabitants of all lands, where the Gospel should come with power, to take notice of and consider these works of Christ, and the glory of his might, wisdom, and grace in them, in order to engage them to sing his praise;

[he is] terrible [in his] doing toward the children of men;
in his vengeance on the Jews, for disbelieving and rejecting him; in destroying antichrist, and pouring out the vials of his wrath on the antichristian states; and in the everlasting damnation of the wicked. So that as his other works in the former clause design these of grace, this doing of his respects his work, his strange work of judgment on his enemies; on account of which he is terrible to them, and reverenced by his people.

Psalms 66:5 In-Context

3 Say to God, "How wonderful are the things you do! Your power is so great that your enemies bow down in fear before you.
4 Everyone on earth worships you; they sing praises to you, they sing praises to your name."
5 Come and see what God has done, his wonderful acts among people.
6 He changed the sea into dry land; our ancestors crossed the river on foot. There we rejoiced because of what he did.
7 He rules forever by his might and keeps his eyes on the nations. Let no rebels rise against him.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.