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Psalm 66

Psa. 66:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Say
'amar (Hebrew #559)
to say (used with great latitude)
KJV usage: answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, + (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, X desire, determine, X expressly, X indeed, X intend, name, X plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), X still, X suppose, talk, tell, term, X that is, X think, use (speech), utter, X verily, X yet.
Pronounce: aw-mar'
Origin: a primitive root
unto God
'elohiym (Hebrew #430)
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
KJV usage: angels, X exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), X (very) great, judges, X mighty.
Pronounce: el-o-heem'
Origin: plural of 433
, How terrible
yare' (Hebrew #3372)
to fear; morally, to revere; caus. to frighten
KJV usage: affright, be (make) afraid, dread(-ful), (put in) fear(-ful, -fully, -ing), (be had in) reverence(-end), X see, terrible (act, -ness, thing).
Pronounce: yaw-ray'
Origin: a primitive root
art thou in thy works
ma`aseh (Hebrew #4639)
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
KJV usage: act, art, + bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, X well, ((handy-, needle-, net-))work(ing, - manship), wrought.
Pronounce: mah-as-eh'
Origin: from 6213
! through the greatness
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
of thy power
`oz (Hebrew #5797)
from 5810; strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)
KJV usage: boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.
Pronounce: oze
Origin: or (fully) rowz {oze}
shall thine enemies
'oyeb (Hebrew #341)
active participle of 340; hating; an adversary
KJV usage: enemy, foe.
Pronounce: o-yabe'
Origin: or (fully) owyeb {o-yabe'}
ρsubmit
kachash (Hebrew #3584)
to be untrue, in word (to lie, feign, disown) or deed (to disappoint, fail, cringe)
KJV usage: deceive, deny, dissemble, fail, deal falsely, be found liars, (be-)lie, lying, submit selves.
Pronounce: kaw-khash'
Origin: a primitive root
themselves unto thee.
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lie or, yield feigned obedience,
Psa. 81:15• 15The haters of Jehovah should have submitted to him;{HR}But their time would have been forever. (Psa. 81:15)
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How terrible.
Psa. 47:2• 2For Jehovah Most High [is] to be feared,{HR}A great king over all the earth. (Psa. 47:2)
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Psa. 65:5• 5Terrible things in righteousness thou wilt answer us,{HR}O God of our salvation,{HR}Confidence of all the ends of earth and sea, afar off; (Psa. 65:5)
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Psa. 76:12• 12He will cut off the spirit of princes,{HR}Terrible to the kings of the earth. (Psa. 76:12)
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Ex. 15:1‑16,21• 1Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song to Jehovah, and spoke, saying,{HR}I will sing unto Jehovah, for he hath triumphed gloriously:{HR}The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea.
 2Jah is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation.{HR}This is my God, and I will glorify him;{HR}My father's God, and I will extol him.
 3Jehovah is a man of war; Jehovah, his name.{HR}
 4Pharaoh's chariots and his army hath he cast into the sea;{HR}His chosen captains also are drowned in the Red Sea.{HR}
 5The depths covered them; they sank to the bottom as a stone.{HR}
 6Thy right hand, Jehovah, is become glorious in power:{HR}Thy right hand, Jehovah, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.{HR}
 7And by the greatness of thine excellency thou hast overthrown thine adversaries:{HR}Thou sentest forth thy burning wrath, it consumed them as stubble.{HR}
 8And by the breath of thy nostrils the waters were heaped up;{HR}The streams stood as a mound;{HR}The depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.{HR}
 9The enemy said, I will pursue,{HR}I will overtake, I will divide the spoil;{HR}My soul shall be sated upon them;{HR}I will unsheath my sword, my hand shall dispossess them.{HR}
 10Thou didst blow with thy breath, the sea covered them;{HR}They sank as lead in the mighty waters.{HR}
 11Who is like unto thee, Jehovah, among the gods?{HR}Who is like unto thee, glorifying thyself in holiness,{HR}Fearful in praises, doing wonders?{HR}
 12Thou stretchedst out thy right hand,{HR}The earth swallowed them.{HR}
 13Thou by thy mercy hast led forth the people that thou hast redeemed;{HR}Thou hast guided them by thy strength unto the abode of thy holiness.{HR}
 14The peoples heard it, they were afraid:{HR}A thrill seized the inhabitants of Philistia.{HR}
 15Then the princes of Edom were amazed;{HR}The mighty men of Moab, trembling hath seized them;{HR}All the inhabitants of Canaan melted away.{HR}
 16Fear and dread fall upon them;{HR}By the greatness of thine arm they are still as a stone;{HR}Till thy people pass over, Jehovah,{HR}Till the people pass over that thou hast purchased.{HR}
 21And Miriam answered them, Sing to Jehovah, for he is highly exalted: The horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea. (Ex. 15:1‑16,21)
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Judg. 5:2‑4,20‑22• 2For that leaders led in Israel,{HR}For that the people willingly offered themselves,{HR}Bless Jehovah!{HR}
 3Hear, ye kings; give ear, ye princes,{HR}I, even I, will sing to Jehovah;{HR}I will hymn to Jehovah the God of Israel.{HR}
 4Jehovah, when thou wentest forth from Seir,{HR}When thou marchedst out of the fields of Edom,{HR}The earth trembled, and the heavens dropped,{HR}Yea, the clouds dropped water.{HR}
 20From heaven was the fight;{HR}The stars from their courses fought with Sisera.{HR}
 21The torrent of Kishon swept them away,{HR}That ancient torrent, the torrent Kishon.{HR}My soul, thou hast trodden down strength!{HR}
 22Then did the horse-hoofs clatter with the coursings,{HR}The coursings of their steeds. (Judg. 5:2‑4,20‑22)
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Isa. 2:19• 19And men shall go into the caves of the rocks, and into the holes of the earth, from before the terror of Jehovah, and from the glory of his majesty, when he ariseth to shake mightily the earth. (Isa. 2:19)
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Isa. 64:3• 3When thou didst terrible things we looked not for, thou camest down, the mountains flowed down at thy presence. (Isa. 64:3)
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Jer. 10:10• 10But Jehovah Elohim is truth; he is the living God, and the King of eternity. At his wrath the earth trembleth, and the nations cannot abide his indignation. (Jer. 10:10)
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Psa. 18:44• 44At the hearing of the ear they show themselves obedient to me;{HR}Sons of a stranger feign submission to me. (Psa. 18:44)
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Psa. 22:28‑29• 28For the kingdom is Jehovah's;{HR}And he ruleth among the Gentiles.
 29All the fat ones of the earth have eaten and shall bow down;{HR}Before him shall bend all those who go down to the dust,{HR}And he [who] hath not kept alive his soul. (Psa. 22:28‑29)
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Psa. 68:30• 30Rebuke the beasts of the reeds,{HR}The crowd of strong (bulls),{HR}With the calves of the peoples,{HR}[Each] crouching with pieces of silver.{HR}Scatter the peoples delighting in war. (Psa. 68:30)
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Psa. 81:15• 15The haters of Jehovah should have submitted to him;{HR}But their time would have been forever. (Psa. 81:15)
submit themselves.
or, yield feigned obedience.
Heb. lie.
Psa. 78:35‑36• 35And they remembered that God [was] their rock,{HR}And God Most High their redeemer.
 36And they flattered (enticed) him with their mouth,{HR}And lied to him with their tongue. (Psa. 78:35‑36)
• It will be publicly manifest that those who have exalted themselves in rebellion against God will be forced to submit when God puts forth the greatness of His power in judgment. (“Psalm 66” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Say unto God, How terrible are thy works! because of the greatness of thy strength, thine enemies come cringing unto thee.

W. Kelly Translation

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Say to God, How terrible [are] thy doings;{HR}In the greatness of thy strength thine enemies shall cringe to thee.