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Psalms 66:16
Come and listen, all you who fear God, and I will declare what He has done for me.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses a gathered community, issuing an invitation to hear a personal report of divine action immediately after describing sacrificial worship. The words — The Hebrew imperatives לְכֽוּ־ (le.khu) and שִׁמְע֣וּ (shim.'u) command "come" and "listen," while אֲסַפְּרָה ('asapperah) means "I will recount" or "declare." The thread — This summons mirrors the structure of Psalms 34:11, which also calls listeners to gather and learn reverence, and continues the psalmist's pattern in Psalms 71:15 and Psalms 71:18 of committing to publicly recount God's deeds and power. Why it lands — The text presents personal experience as public testimony, requiring the reader to treat divine intervention as material that must be spoken rather than kept private.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul.
Cross-references
- Psalms 34:11 Come, children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
- Psalms 71:15 My mouth will declare Your righteousness and Your salvation all day long, though I cannot know their full measure.
- Psalms 71:18 Even when I am old and gray, do not forsake me, O God, until I proclaim Your power to the next generation, Your might to all who are to come.
- Malachi 3:16 At that time those who feared the LORD spoke with one another, and the LORD listened and heard them. So a scroll of remembrance was written before Him regarding those who feared the LORD and honored His name.
- Psalms 66:5 Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind.
- 1 John 1:3 We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ.
- Psalms 71:20 Though You have shown me many troubles and misfortunes, You will revive me once again. Even from the depths of the earth You will bring me back up.
- Psalms 71:24 My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.
- Psalms 22:23 You who fear the LORD, praise Him! All descendants of Jacob, honor Him! All offspring of Israel, revere Him!
- Psalms 32:5 Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the LORD,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah