All the earth shall worship You and …shall sing praises to Your name.
–Psalms 66:4
Summary of Psalms chapter 66:
David had need be a man of great skill, worthily to sing such a Psalm as this: the best music in the world would be honoured by marriage with such expressions. A Song or Psalm, or a Song and Psalm. It may be either said or sung; it is a marvellous poem if it be but read; but set to suitable music, it must have been one of the noblest strains ever heard by the Jewish people.
1. The psalmist exhorts all to praise God for the wonders he has wrought, Psalms 66:1-4.
2. He calls on Israel to consider his mighty acts in behalf of their fathers, Psalms 66:5-7.
3. His goodness in their own behalf, Psalms 66:8-12.
4. He resolves to pay his vows to God, and offer his promised sacrifices, Psalms 66:13-15.
5. He calls on all to hear what God had done for his soul, Psalms 66:15-20.
Today’s Verse:
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; 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;they shall sing to thy name; or, "they shall", or "let them sing thy name" (x); 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.
Prayer:
Heavenly Father, Thanks for this day. Thank you for your gift of forgiveness. Your only Son loved me enough to come to earth and experience the worst pain imaginable so I could be forgiven. Your mercy flows to me in spite of my faults and failures. Your Word says to “clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony.” (Col 3:14) Help me demonstrate unconditional love today, even to those who hurt me. In the name of Jesus, Amen.