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Psalm 66:7
He rules by his might forever. His eyes watch the nations. Don’t let the rebellious rise up against him. 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.
8Praise our God, you peoples! Make the sound of his praise heard,
9who preserves our life among the living, and doesn’t allow our feet to be moved.
Notice
God’s eyes watch the nations, so the claim that he rules forever carries both comfort amid human power and a warning against defiance.
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Isaiah 26:4Trust in the LORD forever; for in the LORD, the LORD, is an everlasting Rock.God’s enduring strength joins these passages: the psalm declares his rule forever, and Isaiah grounds trust in the everlasting Rock.
Psalm 11:4The LORD is in his holy temple. The LORD is on his throne in heaven. His eyes observe. His eyes examine the children of men.Both psalms connect God’s rule with his watchful eyes, describing a ruler who sees the people beneath his authority.
Matthew 28:18Jesus came to them and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth.Authority is the shared thread: the psalm declares God’s enduring rule, and Jesus declares authority in heaven and on earth.
2 Chronicles 16:9For the LORD’s eyes run back and forth throughout the whole earth, to show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. You have …Both passages describe God’s eyes watching across the earth and connect his sight with his strength.
Psalm 33:13The LORD looks from heaven. He sees all the sons of men.God’s sight reaches across humanity in both psalms, watching the nations and seeing all the sons of men.
Psalm 62:11God has spoken once; twice I have heard this, that power belongs to God.The might by which God rules in Psalm 66 corresponds to Psalm 62’s declaration that power belongs to God.
Psalm 140:8LORD, don’t grant the desires of the wicked. Don’t let their evil plans succeed, or they will become proud. Selah.Both passages oppose defiant human ambition, with Psalm 140 asking God to prevent wicked plans from succeeding.
Job 9:4God is wise in heart, and mighty in strength. Who has hardened himself against him and prospered?Both texts speak of God’s might and challenge human resistance to him.
Daniel 4:35All the inhabitants of the earth are reputed as nothing; and he does according to his will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and …Both passages declare God’s rule over earthly inhabitants, and Daniel adds that no one can stop his hand.
Daniel 5:20–28But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him.The psalm warns against rebellion; Daniel describes a king whose pride and hardened spirit preceded his loss of power.
Isaiah 37:28–29But I know your sitting down, your going out, your coming in, and your raging against me.God’s awareness of opposition connects these texts: he watches the nations and knows the raging directed against him.
Exodus 18:11Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the way that they treated people arrogantly.”Both texts affirm God’s greatness in settings of human defiance, with Exodus naming arrogant treatment of people.
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The nations remain under God’s gaze even when their power frightens you. His rule has no end, and rebellion does not place anyone beyond his sight.
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