Verse (Click for Chapter) 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; Aramaic Bible in Plain English Bless God, oh peoples, and make the voice of his praise heard, Brenton Septuagint Translation Bless our God, ye Gentiles, 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. Douay-Rheims Bible O bless our God, ye Gentiles: and make the voice of his praise to 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. JPS Tanakh 1917 Bless our God, ye peoples, And make the voice of His praise to be heard; Literal Standard Version Bless our God you peoples, | And sound the voice of His praise, Majority Standard Bible Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of His praise be heard. New American Bible Bless our God, you peoples; loudly sound his praise, NET Bible Praise our God, you nations! Loudly proclaim his praise! New Revised Standard Version Bless our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard, 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, Young's Literal Translation Bless, ye peoples, our God, And sound the voice of His praise, 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 98:4 Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth--let your cry ring out, and sing praises! Psalm 66:9 He preserves our lives and keeps our feet from slipping. 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. Jump to Previous Abroad Bless Blessings Heard Loud Peoples Praise Sound VoiceJump to Next Abroad Bless Blessings Heard Loud Peoples Praise Sound VoicePsalm 66 1. David exhorts to praise God5. 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 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 Praiseבָּרְכ֖וּ (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 Links Psalm 66:8 NIVPsalm 66:8 NLT Psalm 66:8 ESV Psalm 66:8 NASB Psalm 66:8 KJV Psalm 66:8 BibleApps.com Psalm 66:8 Biblia Paralela Psalm 66:8 Chinese Bible Psalm 66:8 French Bible Psalm 66:8 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 66:8 Praise our God you peoples! 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