Psalm 66:8
New International Version
Praise our God, all peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard;

New Living Translation
Let the whole world bless our God and loudly sing his praises.

English Standard Version
Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard,

Berean Standard Bible
Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

King James Bible
O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

New King James Version
Oh, bless our God, you peoples! And make the voice of His praise to be heard,

New American Standard Bible
Bless our God, you peoples, And sound His praise abroad,

NASB 1995
Bless our God, O peoples, And sound His praise abroad,

NASB 1977
Bless our God, O peoples, And sound His praise abroad,

Legacy Standard Bible
Bless our God, O peoples, And make the sound of His praise heard,

Amplified Bible
Bless our God, O peoples, And make the sound of His praise be heard abroad,

Christian Standard Bible
Bless our God, you peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Praise our God, you peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

American Standard Version
Oh bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of his praise to be heard;

Contemporary English Version
All of you people, come praise our God! Let his praises be heard.

English Revised Version
O bless our God, ye peoples, and make the voice of his praise to be heard.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Thank our God, you nations. Make the sound of his praise heard.

Good News Translation
Praise our God, all nations; let your praise be heard.

International Standard Version
Bless our God, people, and let the sound of his praise be heard.

Majority Standard Bible
Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard.

NET Bible
Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise!

New Heart English Bible
Praise our God, you peoples. Make the sound of his praise heard,

Webster's Bible Translation
O bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

World English Bible
Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Bless our God you peoples, "" And sound the voice of His praise,

Young's Literal Translation
Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise,

Smith's Literal Translation
Ye peoples bless our God, and cause the voice of his praise to be heard.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
O bless our God, ye Gentiles: and make the voice of his praise to be heard.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Bless our God, you Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise be heard.

New American Bible
Bless our God, you peoples; loudly sound his praise,

New Revised Standard Version
Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard,
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
O bless our God, you people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard,

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Bless God, oh peoples, and make the voice of his praise heard,
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of His praise to be heard;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Bless our God, ye Gentiles, and make the voice of his praise to be heard;

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Make a Joyful Noise
7He rules forever by His power; His eyes watch the nations. Do not let the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah 8Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard. 9He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping.…

Cross References
Psalm 67:3-5
Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You. / Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples justly and lead the nations of the earth. Selah / Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You.

Psalm 117:1-2
Praise the LORD, all you nations! Extol Him, all you peoples! / For great is His loving devotion toward us, and the faithfulness of the LORD endures forever. Hallelujah!

Isaiah 12:4-5
and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted. / Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth.

Isaiah 42:10-12
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. / Let the desert and its cities raise their voices; let the villages of Kedar cry aloud. Let the people of Sela sing for joy; let them cry out from the mountaintops. / Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.

1 Chronicles 16:8-9
“Give thanks to the LORD; call upon His name; make known His deeds among the nations. / Sing to Him, sing praises to Him; tell of all His wonders.

1 Chronicles 16:23-24
Sing to the LORD, all the earth. Proclaim His salvation day after day. / Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.

Isaiah 24:14-16
They raise their voices, they shout for joy; from the west they proclaim the majesty of the LORD. / Therefore glorify the LORD in the east. Extol the name of the LORD, the God of Israel in the islands of the sea. / From the ends of the earth we hear singing: “Glory to the Righteous One.” But I said, “I am wasting away! I am wasting away! Woe is me.” The treacherous betray; the treacherous deal in treachery.

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.

Jeremiah 33:9
So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.

Romans 15:11
And again: “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and extol Him, all you peoples.”

Revelation 19:5
Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!”

Hebrews 13:15
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

1 Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

Ephesians 1:12
in order that we, who were the first to hope in Christ, would be for the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 5:19-20
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, / always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.


Treasury of Scripture

O bless our God, you people, and make the voice of his praise to be heard:

O bless

Deuteronomy 32:43
Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.

Romans 15:10,11
And again he saith, Rejoice, ye Gentiles, with his people…

make

Psalm 66:2
Sing forth the honour of his name: make his praise glorious.

Psalm 47:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm for the sons of Korah. O clap your hands, all ye people; shout unto God with the voice of triumph.

Jeremiah 33:11
The voice of joy, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the voice of them that shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for his mercy endureth for ever: and of them that shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause to return the captivity of the land, as at the first, saith the LORD.

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Psalm 66
1. David exhorts to praise God
5. observe his great works
8. to bless him for his gracious benefits
12. He vows for himself reverent service to God
16. He declares God's special goodness to himself














Bless our God, O peoples
This phrase is a call to worship and a collective invitation to all nations to praise God. The Hebrew word for "bless" is "barak," which means to kneel or to show adoration. It signifies a deep reverence and acknowledgment of God's sovereignty and goodness. The use of "peoples" (Hebrew: "amim") indicates a universal call, transcending Israel to include all ethnicities and nations. This reflects the biblical theme of God's desire for all humanity to recognize His glory and majesty, as seen in the Abrahamic covenant where all nations are to be blessed through Israel (Genesis 12:3).

let the sound of His praise be heard
The phrase emphasizes the importance of vocal and public worship. The Hebrew word for "sound" is "qol," which can mean voice, sound, or noise. It suggests an audible expression of worship that is meant to be heard by others, not just a private or silent act. This public declaration of God's praise serves as a testimony to His greatness and acts as a witness to others. Historically, the Israelites used music and song as integral parts of their worship, as seen in the temple services and various psalms. The call for God's praise to be heard underscores the communal and evangelistic nature of worship, encouraging believers to proclaim God's deeds and character openly.

Verses 8-15. - Here we reach the heart of the psalm. The people are called upon to praise God for a recent deliverance from a long period of severe affliction and oppression at the hand of enemies (vers. 8-12), and to join in the sacrifices which are about to be offered to God in payment of the vows made during the time of trouble (vers. 13-15). As the writer ascribes to himself both the making of the vows and the offering of the sacrifices, he must have been the leader of the nation at the time of the oppression and of the deliverance. Verse 8. - O bless our God, ye people; literally, ye peoples - but the plural form here can scarcely point to the "nations," who have just been called, not 'ammim, but goim (see ver. 7). And make the voice of his praise to be heard (comp. Psalm 33:3; cf. 5). The heartiness of the soul's devotion was made apparent by the loudness of the voice.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Praise
בָּרְכ֖וּ (bā·rə·ḵū)
Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

our God,
אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ (’ĕ·lō·hê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

O peoples;
עַמִּ֥ים ׀ (‘am·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock

let the sound
ק֣וֹל (qō·wl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound

of His praise
תְּהִלָּתֽוֹ׃ (tə·hil·lā·ṯōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8416: Praise, song of praise

be heard.
וְ֝הַשְׁמִ֗יעוּ (wə·haš·mî·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently


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