Bible Strands
Psalms 66:4
All the earth bows down to You; they sing praise to You; they sing praise to Your name.” Selah
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses God directly, shifting from describing His terrifying power over enemies to issuing a universal call for worship. The moment follows a declaration of God's awesome works and precedes a personal invitation to witness those deeds.
The words — יִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּ (yish.ta.cha.Vu) translates as they bow down, and יְזַמְּר֖וּ (ye.za.me.Ru) translates as they sing praises. These verbs frame the earth's response as both physical submission and vocal declaration.
The thread — The motif of global worship recurs in Psalms 22:27, Psalms 117:1, and Psalms 96:1. Each passage extends the call to praise beyond Israel to encompass all nations and the farthest reaches of the earth.
Why it lands — The text requires every reader to recognize God's universal sovereignty and to voice that recognition through praise. It demands an active, audible response to demonstrated divine power rather than silent reflection.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto thee; they shall sing to thy name. Selah.
Cross-references
- Psalms 22:27 All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. All the families of the nations will bow down before Him.
- Psalms 117:1 Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples!
- Psalms 96:1 Sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth.
- Malachi 1:11 For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
- Revelation 15:4 Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- Daniel 7:14 And He was given dominion, glory, and kingship, that the people of every nation and language should serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and His kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.
- Isaiah 2:2 In the last days the mountain of the house of the LORD will be established as the chief of the mountains; it will be raised above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.
- Isaiah 42:10 Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise from the ends of the earth—you who go down to the sea, and all that is in it, you islands, and all who dwell in them.
- Psalms 65:5 With awesome deeds of righteousness You answer us, O God of our salvation, the hope of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest seas.
- Psalms 67:2 that Your ways may be known on earth, Your salvation among all nations.