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Psalm 66:5
Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
3Tell God, “How awesome are your deeds! Through the greatness of your power, your enemies submit themselves to you.
4All the earth will worship you, and will sing to you; they will sing to your name.” Selah.
5Come, and see God’s deeds— awesome work on behalf of the children of men.
6He turned the sea into dry land. They went through the river on foot. There, we rejoiced in him.
7He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. Selah.
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“Come, and see” turns praise into a shared act of attention, directing your wonder toward what God has done on behalf of people.
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Exodus 15:11Who is like you, LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?Both passages express awe at God’s deeds, with Exodus praising his wonders and incomparable holiness.
Jeremiah 20:11But the LORD is with me as an awesome mighty one. Therefore my persecutors will stumble, and they won’t prevail. They will be utterly disappointed because they …Both describe God as awesome in his dealings with people; Jeremiah speaks of his presence against persecutors.
Exodus 34:10He said, “Behold, I make a covenant: before all your people I will do marvels, such as have not been worked in all the earth, nor in any nation; and all the …Both speak of people seeing God’s awesome work, with Exodus placing those marvels within his covenant promise.
Psalm 46:8Come, see the LORD’s works, what desolations he has made on the earth.Both summon people to see God’s works, though Psalm 46 names desolations as the works in view.
Psalm 66:16Come and hear, all you who fear God. I will declare what he has done for my soul.Both summon others to attend to God’s deeds, moving from seeing his work for humanity to hearing one person’s account.
Nehemiah 4:14I looked, and rose up, and said to the nobles, to the rulers, and to the rest of the people, “Don’t be afraid of them! Remember the Lord, who is great and …Both direct attention to God’s awesome greatness; Nehemiah urges threatened people to remember him.
Psalm 9:11Sing praises to the LORD, who dwells in Zion, and declare among the people what he has done.Both make God’s deeds a matter of shared praise, urging people to attend to what he has done.
Psalm 126:1–3A Song of Ascents. When the LORD brought back those who returned to Zion, we were like those who dream.Both concern God acting on behalf of people; Psalm 126 names the return to Zion as such an act.
Numbers 23:23Surely there is no enchantment with Jacob; neither is there any divination with Israel. Now it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘What has God done!’Both draw attention to what God has done for people, with Numbers naming Jacob and Israel.
Nehemiah 9:32Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and loving kindness, don’t let all the travail seem little before you …Both describe God as awesome; Nehemiah addresses that same greatness while asking him to regard his people’s suffering.
Isaiah 64:3When you did awesome things which we didn’t look for, you came down, and the mountains quaked at your presence.Both speak of God doing awesome things; Isaiah recalls unexpected deeds and mountains quaking at his presence.
Job 37:22Out of the north comes golden splendor. With God is awesome majesty.The shared thread is awe before God: the psalm speaks of his work, while Job speaks of his majesty.
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Your praise has something concrete to attend to: the next verse recalls a sea turned into dry land. God’s awesome power has been at work on behalf of people.
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