Psalms 66:1

Psalm 66

For the music director; a song, a psalm.

66:1 Shout out praise to God, all the earth!

Psalms 105:2

105:2 Sing to him!

Make music to him!

Tell about all his miraculous deeds!

Psalms 139:1

Psalm 139

For the music director, a psalm of David.

139:1 O Lord, you examine me and know.


sn Psalm 66. The psalmist praises God because he has delivered his people from a crisis.

sn Psalm 139. The psalmist acknowledges that God, who created him, is aware of his every action and thought. He invites God to examine his motives, for he is confident they are pure.

tn The statement is understood as generalizing – the psalmist describes what God typically does.