Psalms 66:4

4 All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing the praises of your name.”^[a]

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Psalms 66:4 in Other Translations

KJV

4 All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.

ESV

4 All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name." Selah

NLT

4 Everything on earth will worship you; they will sing your praises, shouting your name in glorious songs.” Interlude

MSG

4 The whole earth falls to its knees - it worships you, sings to you, can't stop enjoying your name and fame.

CSB

4 All the earth will worship You and sing praise to You. They will sing praise to Your name." Selah

Psalms 66:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 66:4

All the earth shall worship thee
The Messiah, who is equal with God; the Creator of men; the Redeemer of his people; the Head of the church, and King of saints; their Lord, and therefore to be worshipped; with internal worship, in the exercise of faith, hope, and love; and with external worship, in the word and ordinances, by prayer and praise, public and private. This universal worship, that will be yielded him, will be in the latter day; which shows that this psalm respects those times, when Christ shall be King over all the earth, and his name, worship, and religion, one, ( Zechariah 14:9 Zechariah 14:16 ) ( Revelation 15:4 ) ;

and shall sing unto thee;
the song of Moses and the Lamb, the Lamb's new song, the song of redeeming grace; which none but the redeemed ever can sing aright, ( Revelation 14:3 ) ( 15:3 ) ;

they shall sing [to] thy name;
or, "they shall", or "let them sing thy name" ^F24; thou shall be the subject of their song; thy person, offices, kingdom, grace, and glory: or they shall sing to the honour of thy name, as in ( Psalms 66:2 ) .

Selah; on this word, (See Gill on Psalms 3:2).

FOOTNOTES:

F24 (Kmv wrmzy) "cantent nomen tuum", Gejerus; "cantabunt nomen tuum", Michaelis.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Psalms 66:4 In-Context

2 Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious.

3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies cringe before you.

4 All the earth bows down to you; they sing praise to you, they sing the praises of your name.”

5 Come and see what God has done, his awesome deeds for mankind!

6 He turned the sea into dry land, they passed through the waters on foot— come, let us rejoice in him.

Cross References 2

1. Psalms 22:27
2. Psalms 7:17; Psalms 67:3

Footnotes 1

[a]. The Hebrew has "Selah" (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 7 and 15.